Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said in a dissent the court’s majority was wrong to stick by a 2014 opinion that provided a mechanism for appeals filed by people convicted of criminal acts to continue even if the defendant died during appellate proceedings. RACHEL MIPRO/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Chief Justice Marla Luckert retained a lonely position as the only member of the Kansas Supreme Court convinced…