STATE v. HILYARD

No. 123,323.

515 P.3d 267 (2022)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Rachael C. HILYARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed August 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson , of the Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Matt J. Maloney , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Marc Bennett , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


This is Rachael Hilyard's direct appeal after the district court imposed a hard 50 prison sentence for her first-degree premeditated murder conviction. Hilyard appeals on several theories, including insufficient evidence to support premeditation, erroneous jury instruction, ineffective assistance...

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