State v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 2, 1974

Supreme Court of Kansas · decided 1974-11-02

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Decided 1974-11-02

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Cited by 48 later decisions — most recently October 2014 · most notably State v. Gregory (1975), State v. Rueckert (1977)

48 state decisions

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Fatzer, C. J.,

¶1dissents,

¶2being of the opinion that, under the facts and circumstances of this case, it was reversible error for the district court to give an instruction on the lesser offense of murder in the second degree. The evidence clearly showed the murder committed was in the first degree.