Supreme Court of Kansas April 18, 2014, No. 105,057 (State v. Hilt)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Dustin B. Hilt appeals his convictions and sentences arising out of the September 2009 murder of his ex-girlfriend. Hilt raises nine issues challenging his convictions and two challenging his sentences. Before oral argument, this court also sought supplemental briefing from the parties on additional hard 50 sentencing issues.