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• Title: State v. Bradford
• Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
• Release Date : January 10, 1976
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 56 KB

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The opinion of the court was delivered by Dennis Ray Bradford appeals from a conviction of murder in the second degree. He was tried on an information charging him with first-degree murder, committed during the perpetuation of a robbery in violation of K.S.A. 21-3401. He raises these points on appeal: that the court erred in instructing on second-degree murder because that offense is not included within a charge of felony murder; that testimony by a state's witness that defendant had been in prison inflamed and prejudiced the jury; that the court erred in denying defendant the services of a psychiatrist; and that the prosecutor's description, in closing argument, of a blood test not in evidence was improper. This case was well briefed and presented by able counsel. We turn first to the evidence, which revealed a needless, cruel and bizarre homicide. Dennis Ray Bradford and Carlie Moss spent the evening of June 2, 1974 drinking together and walking around Manhattan, Kansas (Moss testified as a witness for the state). Around midnight, while they were walking down Colorado Street, Bradford said something about robbing somebody, and the two separated. A few minutes later Moss heard Bradford say, Hand me your billfold and he heard someone respond that he didn't have one. Moss then rejoined Bradford and recognized the third man as Scott Carlson. Bradford and Moss both struck Carlson who attempted to flee. Bradford again hit Carlson, knocking him down. Carlson fell against the curb and was knocked out. Bradford and Moss then dragged the prostrate Carlson into an alleyway between Pierre and Colorado Streets. Bradford said, He's already half gone, why not finish him off. Carlson, unconscious, was lying on his back. Bradford picked up a large rock or cement block and struck Carlson repeatedly in the face and head, crushing his skull. Bradford said to Moss, This is how you kill a man. He won't see anyone no more. Bradford then went through Carlson's pockets, removing a paper pad which Bradford had in his possession at the time of his arrest later that morning.

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