State v. Ly

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gernon, J.;

Binh Ly appeals his convictions for one count each of felony murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, and aggravated burglary, K.S.A. 21-3716.

On May 24, 2001, 20-year-old Chanh Chantivong and his younger twin brothers, Chin and Done, were at Woody Sim’s house for haircuts. Several other young men, who were suspected to be members of the East Side Crips gang, were also at Sim’s house. Because Sim’s house had formerly been a duplex, his bedroom had an exterior door leading onto the front porch. The young men were hanging out in Sim’s bedroom and on the front…