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STATE v. KERLEY

No. 57,008

236 Kan. 863 (1985)

696 P.2d 975

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CAMERON J. KERLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monte Vines, of Adams, Jones, Robinson and Malone, Chartered, of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

James D. Hall, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, Geary N. Gorup, assistant district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

Cameron J. Kerley was convicted of second-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3402) for the September 3, 1983, killing of his adoptive father. The conviction was by a plea of guilty. Mr. Kerley was sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life and appeals therefrom.

Defendant is a Sioux Valley Indian who was raised on a Canadian reservation until age five. Defendant's father was killed in a fight. His mother...

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