Q. Carr, 300 Kan. at 114. The letter said Bonner was working for Jim Redmond in the human resources department of a large international corporation. After selecting the jury, Judge Anderson delivered admonitions and explained why jurors would be identified by number: Now, I want to explain to you a little bit about procedurally how we're going to handle things. Here the prosecutor's closing remarks to the jury, on their face, did not invoke a plea for jurors to consider broader community-wide interests. See State v. Patterson, 25 Kan.App.2d 245, 251, 963 P.2d 436 (specific findings from evidence properly supported finding that burglary sexually motivated), rev. 60455 because the implication was that he sought an additional victim to exploit sexually and then murder, improperly demonstrating propensity to commit the charged crimes. We apply the same two-part standard of review for alleged prosecutorial misconduct during voir dire. Taylor jokingly told Remington to ask Jim Turner whether he had any single friends interested in a BDS & M relationship. John Edward Robinsons Kids & Family: 5 Fast Facts, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. e. E-mails Seized Pursuant to Search Warrant. No. However, we held that the testimony was clearly not part of the res gestae because the drugs were seized 10 days after the commission of the charged offenses and had no direct connection to them. The majority not only fails to employ the rule of lenity, it bends over backward to create a way to affirm the capital conviction. Finally, the ninth factor weighed against a venue change because Johnson County had one of the largest population bases in the state from which to draw the venire. 257 Kan. at 101920. Robinson executed a lease for Box 182 under Bonner's name on January 1, 1994. STATE of Kansas, Appellee/Cross-appellant, v. John E. ROBINSON, Sr., Appellant/Cross-appellee. State v. Akins, 298 Kan. 592, 601, 315 P.3d 868 (2010). Find Nancy Robinson's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Did the prosecutor improperly shift the burden of proof? See also State v. Adams, 2 Kan.App.2d 135, 138, 576 P.2d 242 (unlike electronic eavesdropping statute, nothing in the search and seizure statutes limits power of district judges to issue warrants within territorial jurisdiction), rev. The outcome of this appeal is a testament to Judge Anderson's diligence and commitment to Robinson's fair trial rights. 213439(a)(6) was the murder of Trouten because she was killed after the enactment of capital murder skews the plain statutory language. John "J.R." Robinson, a fleshy man of 41 with wavy brown hair and a winning smile, left his four-acre estate in the horsey exurbs southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, and drove to an apartment. In Kansas, she worked for a Robinson magazine handling advertising graphics and would indicate she was Robinsons wife. United States v. Segura, 318 Fed. Short of such a line of inquiry, Judge Anderson did not substantially limit Robinson's case-specific inquiry during voir dire. The State charged Robinson with two counts of capital murder, one count for the intentional, premeditated murder of Suzette Marie Trouten (Count II) and the other for the intentional, premeditated murder of Izabela Lewicka (Count III). Everybody kind of understand? When faced with a claim of actual prejudice, a trial court must review the media coverage and the substance of the jurors' statements at voir dire to determine whether a community-wide sentiment exists against the defendant. Born on December 27, 1943, John Robinson's descent into criminality began at a rather early age, and he was arrested several times throughout his [] "I guess, but I don't remember," replied the flustered witness. After careful consideration of these factors, we hold that the prosecutor's comment was not prejudicial to Robinson's right to a fair trial. In Lamb, the defendant challenged a Johnson County magistrate's jurisdiction to issue an extraterritorial search warrant. Lenexa police created a multijurisdictional task force that quickly focused its investigation on Robinson's activities. Robinson argues the prosecution misrepresented its own evidence in the proffer, and the district judge's refusal to declare a mistrial left the jury with the distinct impression that Mr. Robinson had killed or wished to kill yet other women, stuffed them into yet other barrels, and kept them in yet another storage unitall on the basis of a false proffer from the State.. See Lacey, 86 F.3d at 969 (in reviewing denial of motion to strike panel, the partiality of the jury is evaluated in light of those persons ultimately empaneled and sworn, not those who are excused).