State v. Torline

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Galen J. Torline was convicted by a jury of a terroristic threat (K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 21-3419) and of attempting to influence a judicial officer (K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 21-3815). He was committed to the chief medical officer of the Lamed State Security Hospital for a period of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years on each count, the periods of detention to run concurrently and not to exceed five (5) years.

Defendant Torline’s actions giving rise to the charges consisted of telephone communications with Stephen J. Kritikos who…