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STATE v. HILL

No. 59,793

242 Kan. 68 (1987)

744 P.2d 1228

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LAWONNA R. HILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin C. Wood, chief appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Geary N. Gorup, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephen, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

This is a direct appeal in which the defendant, Lawonna R. Hill, was tried before a jury and convicted of second-degree murder. K.S.A. 21-3402. She was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 15 years to life.

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on February 1, 1986, the Wichita Police Department began to receive reports of a shooting at 9th and Washington in Wichita, Kansas. At the same time, the defendant...

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