State v. Navarro

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Genevevo Navarro, from his conviction of the premeditated first-degree murder of Michael Burkes. Navarro was sentenced to fife imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years. He appeals pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l).

Navarro contends the State failed to prove premeditation; the trial court erred in denying his request for a mistrial because the State violated an order in hmine prohibiting testimony that Navarro was a drug dealer; the State committed prosecutional misconduct during…