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STATE v. COLIN

No. 47,177

214 Kan. 193 (1974)

519 P.2d 629

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM JOSEPH COLIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Verbanic, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the appellant.

Nick A. Tomasic, District Attorney, argued the cause, and Vern Miller, Attorney General, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRAGER, J.:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal proceeding in which the defendant-appellant, William Joseph Colin, was convicted of murder in the first degree. The trial court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment. The facts in the case are not greatly in dispute and are as follows: On September 17, 1971, Annette Comstock, a retired elderly school teacher, was found dead at her home in Kansas City, Kansas...

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