Legal Opinion

State v. Richardson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided October 28, 1994No. 69,806PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Meka Richardson appeals from her jury convictions of one count of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated robbery. She was sentenced to life without possibility of parole for 40 years for first-degree murder to run consecutive to the sentence of 15 years to life for aggravated robbeiy.

On Monday, May 11, 1992, at approximately 5:30 p.m., 22-year-old Brenda Wassink was fatally shot in a shopping center parking lot at 65th Street and State Avenue in Wyandotte County. She was shot in the face at close range. There were a number of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Todd v. KellySupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  4. State v. GrissomSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  5. In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. MonclaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  2. State v. ScottSupreme Court of Kansas · 2008
  3. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  4. State v. VannSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  5. State v. BurnettSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014

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