Wade found guilty of first degree murder, aggravated burglary

Attorney General Steve Six announced today that Morgan Wade was found guilty of first degree premeditated murder and aggravated burglary in connection with a 2004 home invasion. Wade entered his estranged girlfriend’s home on June 19, 2004 and shot her.

The jury trial in Chautauqua County this week was a retrial.  Wade was originally tried and convicted in 2005, but the conviction was overturned by the Kansas Supreme Court.

Sentencing will be 9:00 a.m. September 24, 2008.

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