State v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.;

Defendant appeals from conviction of murder in the second degree in violation of K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 21-3402.

On October 29, 1972, Cleotis Meeks, an inmate of the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, fell from the fourth tier of cells to his death. Defendant Earl Wilson, another inmate who was fighting with Meeks immediately before his fall, was accused of having pushed Meeks to his death and charged with second degree murder. The facts presented in the record indicate witnesses, both inmate and prison corrections personnel, observed Meeks…