Pabst v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Tod A. Pabst appeals the denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion for postconviction relief from his conviction for premeditated first-degree murder. Pabst raises a number of issues, none of which require us to reverse his conviction.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW

In 1997, Pabst was first convicted of premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of his fiancée, Phoebe Harkins. However, that conviction was overturned by this court because the prosecutor s remarks in closing argument denied Pabst a fair trial. See State v. Pabst, 268…