State v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, C.J.:

Donell Williams pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life in prison with a possibility of parole after 25 years. Prior to sentencing, defendant sought withdrawal of his guilty pleas, which motion was denied. Defendant appeals from that denial.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Highly summarized, the factual background of the crimes is as follows. On August 3,1999, twin brothers Ronnell and Donell Williams, age 14, stole a gun from a residence and commenced walking away from the crime.…