Apr 17, 2020

Kan. court affirms ruling against man who murdered infant son

Posted Apr 17, 2020 4:30 PM
Corbin is being held in the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Corbin is being held in the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

TOPEKA — In a decision published Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed a ruling by the Saline County District Court in the murder case involving 33-year-old Nicholas Corbin.

According to a summary of the decision "In 2014, Corbin pleaded no contest to murder of his two-month old son.

The district court rejected his argument he was intellectually disabled.

In a 2016 appeal, the Supreme Court remanded the case to district court to reconsider its ruling because the applicable law had changed.

On remand, the district court complied with the Supreme Court's direction and again denied the intellectual disability claim.

In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Dan Biles, the Supreme Court affirmed the district court's ruling and held its decision was reasonable and supported by the evidence."