HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man whose robbery and kidnapping convictions were recently overturned by the Kansas Court of Appeals will be back in a Reno County courtroom Thursday morning. Attorneys in the case of Leroy Randall will then update the court on how things are progressing.
Randall was sentenced to nearly 25 years for the robbery of the Dollar General store in 2015. Randall tried to represent himself after going through six attorneys during his trial, which wandered through the court system for more than two years. But during the trial, Randall suffered numerous health issues. Eventually, Judge Joe McCarville appointed an attorney for Randall and refused to let him represent himself. The Court of Appeals ruled that McCarville erred in that action and granted Randall a new trial.
Randall was convicted of entering the Dollar General near the corner of Avenue A and Adams in October of 2015 and forcing the two employees at gunpoint away from the front of the store before taking money from the office and cash registers.