Rice v. State

Malone, J.:

This is Jeriy D. Rice’s fourth appeal before the Kansas appellate courts. In this appeal, Rice challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to amend his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion to add claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We reverse and remand with directions for the district court to allow Rice to amend his motion.

On March 24, 1994, Rice was convicted by jury trial of first-degree murder for the death of his wife who disappeared in 1992 and whose body has never been found. The underlying facts were set forth by the Kansas Supreme Court in State v. Rice, 261…