STATE v. MATHENIA

No. 77,181.

262 Kan. 890 (1997)

942 P.2d 624

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WILLARD PARNELL MATHENIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhonda Keylon Levinson, special appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Stephen D. Maxwell, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Kevin C. Fletcher, assistant attorney general, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

Willard Parnell Mathenia appeals his convictions of premeditated first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, and aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer, K.S.A. 21-3415. Mathenia's convictions resulted from the death of Officer Mark Avery and the severe injuries inflicted upon Officer Michael Bidatsch at Lansing Correctional Facility on May 22, 1993 (the Lansing...

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