STATE v. HORTON

No. 93,982.

151 P.3d 9 (2007)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. John Henry HORTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

February 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Joyce Yeager, of Yeager Law Firm, of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Richard G. Guinn, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Paul J. Morrison, district attorney, Steven J. Obermeier, assistant district attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, were on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by ROSEN, J.:

John Henry Horton appeals his 2004 conviction for first-degree felony murder. Horton's conviction stems from the 1974 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Liz Wilson.

FACTS

On Sunday, July 7, 1974, 13-year-old Liz Wilson went swimming with her 11-year-old brother John at the public swimming pool in Prairie Village, Kansas. Liz and John lived about 3 or 4 blocks north of the swimming pool, and...

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