TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments on a Barton County case on Thursday in Topeka.

According to the Office of Judicial Administration, the case of the State of Kansas v. Jeffrey Wade Chapman will be heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon.

Damon Galyardt accused Chapman of having an affair with his girlfriend and came at Chapman with a knife.

Chapman shot Galyardt in the chest and then took the body to the country. Despite Chapman’s claim of self-defense, the jury convicted Chapman of first-degree murder.

Issues on appeal are whether the district court erred in denying a change of venue, and abused its discretion in allowing the state to introduce evidence of a text message.

Chapman is serving a 25-year prison sentence.

Chapman’s case drew attention in 2013 when he asked for permission to cover or remove a tattoo of the mirrored image of the word “murder” on his neck. He was allowed to wear a turtleneck during the trial.