Grissom defense argues corpus delicti needs more proof
Grissom's attorney asserts conviction will require more than circumstantial evidence to prove murder as three missing women remain. Deputy Public Defender Andrew Warren challenges the state's use of corpus delicti in a Johnson County murder case, citing constitutional standards and varying case law.
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Olathe
Richard Grissom Jr
Grissom
Kansas
U.S
Andrew L. Warren
Warren
Johnson County
Dist. Atty
Paul Morrison
Joan Butler
Christine Rusch
Theresa Brown
Lawrence
Butler
Grissom Il Grissom
Johnson County District Court
Morrison
Man admits he wrote phony ransom note
A 21-year-old Chillicothe man pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a crime after admitting he authored a July ransom note to KCTV-5 demanding 500000 for the return of three missing Johnson County women. The families named were Joan Butler of Overland Park and Lenexa roommates Christine Rusch and Theresa Brown.
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Clathe
Chillicothe, Mo
Johnson County
Gary Lewis
Lewis
Kansas City
Joan Butler
Overland Park
Lenexa
Christine Rusch
Theresa Brown
Judge asked to disqualify himself in church shooting case
Lyon County District Judge James Smith refused to step aside after defense attorney Courtland Berry urged disqualification. Berry listed more than 40 motions he contends were ignored and argued bias affecting fair trial and sentencing for Cheun-Phon Ji, convicted of murder and multiple attempted murders for firing into Calvary Baptist Church on March 6, 1988.
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Emporia
Lyon County
James Smith
State Office of Judicial Administration
Courtland Berry
Cheun-Phon Ji
Smith
Berry
Thomas DeWeese
Calvary Baptist Church
Training planned for storm spotters in Valley Falls
A 7 30 p m Thursday meeting at the Valley Falls Township Hall trains Jefferson County area severe weather spotters. Bill Fortune of the National Weather Service Topeka will present tapes and slides on tornados and explain weather conditions that trigger them. The program is sponsored by the Jefferson County Emergency Preparedness office and the National Weather Service as part of the SKYWARN program.
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Valley Falls
Bill Fortune
National Weather Service
Topeka
Fortune
The
Jefferson County
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