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- Title: State v. Scobee
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 15, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by Paul A. Scobee appeals his conviction by a jury of one count of
involuntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-3404). The Kansas
Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion filed June 18, 1987,
reversed the conviction and remanded the case for a new trial.
Although the panel of the Court of Appeals was unanimous in
granting a reversal, it was divided as to the proper instructions
to be given in the second trial. We granted the State's petition
for review. The facts were stated by the Court of Appeals:
"On the evening of January 11, 1986, defendant Paul
Scobee shot and killed Don Lankard in the driveway of
the Scobee home in Garnett, Kansas. Scobee was
charged with second-degree murder and a jury
convicted the defendant of involuntary manslaughter.
"This case consists of five principal players: the
defendant, Scobee; the victim, Lankard; Kevin
Pretzer; and twin sisters Lisa and Leah Donahue.
Pretzer and Lankard spent the afternoon of January 11
driving around the city of Garnett, rendezvousing
with acquaintances, drinking beer, and smoking
marijuana. The two continued their celebrating into
the evening hours, meeting the Donahue sisters and
the defendant at the local Sonic drive-in around 9:00
p.m.