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STATE v. McCORGARY

No. 49,069

224 Kan. 677 (1978)

585 P.2d 1024

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THOMAS LEO McCORGARY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Hilton and Ernest Moulos, both of Wichita, argued the cause and were on the brief for the appellant.

Stephen E. Robison, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, Vern Miller, district attorney, and Stuart W. Gribble, assistant district attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

Thomas Leo McCorgary was convicted of killing Earl Bowlin, Ruth Bowlin and Wayne Platt. These three murders occurred in 1963. McCorgary was not prosecuted until ten years later. Jury verdicts of guilty were returned on all three counts of murder in the first degree on June 12, 1974. This appeal followed.

At the outset a few facts should be given. The Bowlin murders were particularly gruesome killings...

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