State v. Sanders

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Dennis G. Sanders was convicted of first degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) in the death of Linda Leebrick of Hill City, Kansas. Sanders relied on the defense of insanity and filed notice thereof in accordance with K.S.A. 22-3219. He appeals from that conviction. The evidentiary facts leading to the arrest of Sanders are not in conflict.

Linda Leebrick, a school teacher in the Hill City schools, failed to appear for classes. On investigation the officers found the door to her apartment had been smashed and she was not there. The police organized…