STATE v. REED

No. 61958.

809 P.2d 553 (1991)

248 Kan. 506

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Stephen Dean REED, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

April 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucille Marino, Asst. Appellate Defender, argued the cause, Jessica R. Kunen, Chief Appellate Defender, and Benjamin C. Wood, former Chief Appellate Defender, were with her on the briefs, for appellant.

Edwin A. Van Petten, Deputy Atty. Gen., argued the cause, Robert T. Stephan, Atty. Gen., and Stacie Kennon, Legal Intern, were with him on the brief, for appellee.


McFARLAND, Justice.

Stephen Dean Reed appeals from the district court's order denying his motion to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere to first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and the subsequent denial of his motion for reconsideration.

As the underlying facts are significant to the determination of the issues, they must be set forth in some detail. On March 17, 1986, Jimmy Ray Vanderlinden was found dead in his residence near Galena, Kansas. The victim had...

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