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STATE v. BROWNING

No. 61,510

245 Kan. 26 (1989)

774 P.2d 935

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RONALD L. BROWNING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucille Marino, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Debra L. Barnett, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

The defendant, Ronald Browning, appeals from a conviction of one count of second-degree murder and two counts of forgery following his plea of nolo contendere. Browning contends that the complaint/information, which was orally amended at the plea hearing, was fatally defective. We agree. Browning's conviction was void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the case is reversed.

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