State v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

Arlene Y. Wilson appeals from her conviction by jury trial in Sedgwick County District Court of murder in the second degree, K.S.A. 21-3402. We reverse.

The problem in this case arose when the information was filed. It charges that in Sedgwick County, Kansas, on or about September 14, 1985,

“Arlene Y. Wilson did then and there unlawfully, wilfully kill and murder one Polly A. Stone by stabbing her in the chest with a knife, inflicting wounds of which the said Polly A. Stone did die on September 14, 1985.”

The information purports to charge…