[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Dias" by Supreme Court of Kansas ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Dias
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 12, 1997
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
Description
The opinion of the court was delivered by Defendant Daniel M. Dias appeals his conviction and sentence for first-degree premeditated murder of his wife, Deborah Dias. K.S.A. 21-3401(a). Dias received a hard 40 sentence. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(1), conviction of an off-grid crime. The primary issues are whether the district court committed reversible error in: (1) failing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense of first-degree murder; and (2) giving a non-PIK, Allen-type instruction over the objection of defense counsel. Secondary issues relate to whether the district court abused its discretion in: (1) allowing the victim's sister to testify about knives allegedly belonging to Dias; and (2) imposing the hard 40 sentence.