(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Reed" by Supreme Court of Kansas * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Reed
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 12, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by Stephen Dean Reed appeals from the district court's order
denying his motion to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere to
first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and the subsequent denial of
his motion for reconsideration. As the underlying facts are significant to the determination of
the issues, they must be set forth in some detail. On March 17,
1986, Jimmy Ray Vanderlinden was found dead in his residence near
Galena, Kansas. The victim had been bound hand and foot and had
been shot three times in the back of the head. As a result of the
ensuing investigation, multiple felony charges were filed against
Susan Diane Vanderlinden (the victim's wife), Luke Patrick
Callihan, and the defendant herein. It was the State's theory
that the wife had hired Callihan to kill her husband. Callihan,
in turn, had subcontracted the job to the defendant. Callihan,
pursuant to a plea bargain, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit
murder (a class C felony) in exchange for the dismissal
[248 Kan. 507]