Legal Opinion
State v. Massey
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 11, 1987No. 60,306PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Herd, J:
This is a criminal action where a jury found Fred Massey guilty of first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, for the killing of his wife, Karen. Massey was sentenced to a maximum term of life pursuant to K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-4501(a). Massey appeals.
The relevant facts are as follows. In 1980, Fred Massey retired after 23 years in the military police. In 1971, he had married Karen and after fourteen years of marriage filed for a divorce which would have become final in November of 1985. Karen planned to go back to school after the divorce. Meanwhile,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by45 opinions
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