Ruling after an appeal, the Kansas Supreme Court has upheld Jeremy Levy's first-degree felony murder conviction in Sedgwick County District Court.
Levy shot and killed Erick Vazquez on June 17, 2017. Vazquez was an innocent victim caught in cross-fire between two rival gangs.
Levy challenged the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him, claimed the district court erroneously admitted gang evidence, argued his jury instructions impermissibly expanded the charge against him, and suggested cumulative error denied him a fair trial.
The Supreme Court found no error and affirmed the conviction.