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STATE v. PIERCE

No. 74,852.

260 Kan. 859 (1996)

927 P.2d 929

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MAURICE PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Seale Cateforis, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Steven R. Zinn, deputy appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Michael A. Russell, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

The defendant, Maurice Pierce, appeals from his premeditated first-degree murder conviction, raising issues which challenge instructions to the jury and question the sufficiency of evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

On June 5, 1995, the victim, Devron Bowers, age 14, was participating in Children's Day at his church, the Freeman Avenue Church of God. The celebration was held in the...

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