STATE v. COUCH

No. 122,156.

533 P.3d 630 (2023)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Michael Wayne COUCH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion Filed August 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Tamara S. Hicks , assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and Susan Lynn Hillier Richmeier , county attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


Michael Wayne Couch broke into the home of H.D., threatened her with a knife, and then raped and sodomized her. The State charged Couch with several offenses, including aggravated battery, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy, and rape. Dissatisfied with his appointed counsel, Couch...

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