Legal Opinion

State v. Lamb

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 6, 1972No. 46,414PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action wherein Thomas P. Lamb (defendant-appellant) was convicted of two offenses of kidnapping in the first degree with bodily harm having been inflicted (K. S. A. 21-449), and of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-401). The trial court sentenced Lamb to life imprisonment on each count, and decreed the sentences to run consecutively.

The charges arose out of the abduction and murder of Karen Sue Kemmerly, and the abduction of Patricia Ann Childs.

Numerous points, including trial errors, are asserted by…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. People v. WellsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  3. State v. MayberrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  4. State v. JacquesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  5. State v. WeigelSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980

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