State v. Crispin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

The defendant, Nathan Henry Crispin, was con victed of second-degree murder by jury trial in the district court of Montgomery County, Kansas. He appeals, raising some eight issues which we will state and discuss later in this opinion.

The body of Emmit Gary Shipp was discovered on January 25, 1981. It was partially concealed by brush and was found close to some railroad tracks a short distance from Caney, in Montgomery County, Kansas. The body was identified by means of a driver’s license in a billfold found in the deceased’s clothing. The…