HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Kansas Supreme Court has denied the Writ of Mandamus requested by District Attorney Keith Schroeder against Judge Trish Rose surrounding the issues in the Samuel Vonachen case.

Schroeder filed the writ to try to stop plans to have a new mental evaluation completed for the teen convicted of killing his mother and sister.

The state had requested that the 17-year-old be moved to adult jail after being convicted of two counts of murder, attempted murder and aggravated arson as an adult and also asking the court to block another mental evaluation be conducted, instead of going ahead and sentencing him for the conviction.

Schroeder stated in the motion that he was never notified of the judge trying to set this up.

Because of the decision on the high court, Schroeder says it would appear Vonchan will remain housed in the Reno County Juvenile Detention Facility until further order of the court and be subject to another evaluation by Larned State Security Hospital.

Schroeder in an e-mail to the media. “I stand by my decision to challenge Judge Rose’s decisions, despite the ruling of the Kansas Supreme Court. I believe it was my sworn duty to do everything possible to protect the community.”

A Reno County jury convicted the teen of the two counts of murder for the killing of his mother and sister who died after he set fire to the family home on Sept. 26, 2013. His father was able to escape. But, he was also convicted for attempted first-degree murder for trying to kill his father and aggravated arson for the actual setting of the fire.