Legal Opinion
State v. Borders
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided August 17, 1994No. 69,722PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Holmes, C.J.:
Howard S. Borders pled guilty, pursuant to a plea bargain, to three counts of first-degree felony murder, K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3401(a)(l), and pled no contest to three counts of attempted rape, K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3301 and K.S.A. 21-3502. The defendant now appeals, asserting that the sentencing procedures of the district court compromised his due process rights. We affirm.
The gruesome details of the heinous crimes committed by the defendant need not be set forth in detail to address the issues on appeal. Suffice it to say, on November 23,…
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