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STATE v. SHIELDS

No. 122,897.

511 P.3d 931 (2022)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Melvin Lavon SHIELDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 17, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kai Tate Mann , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Daniel G. Obermeier , special prosecutor, argued the cause, and Marc A. Dupree Sr. , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

In 1988, two victims were found shot to death in a ditch in Wyandotte County. Investigators developed no solid leads, and the case went cold until DNA testing tied Melvin Shields to the killings 15 years later. Despite the DNA test results, prosecutors...

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