STATE v. COONES

No. 107,180.

339 P.3d 375 (2014)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Olin L. COONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

December 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanna Labastida , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Edmond D. Brancart , chief deputy district attorney, argued the cause, and Jerome A. Gorman , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


Olin L. Coones was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for killing Kathleen Schroll, with whom he had an ongoing civil dispute over an inheritance. The key evidence was testimony that Kathleen called her mother in a panic about 10 minutes before police discovered her body to say that...

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