Taylor v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

James Eugene Taylor’s conviction for first-degree murder of his wife was upheld by this court in State t>. Taylor, 234 Kan. 401, 673 P.2d 1140 (1983). On August 15, 1988, Taylor filed a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion requesting a new trial in the district court, which was denied. Taylor appealed the denial of the 60-1507 motion to the Court of Appeals. At Taylor’s request the Court of Appeals remanded the matter to the trial court for consideration of newly discovered evidence which Taylor contended should alford him a new trial. The trial court…