HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After District Attorney Keith Schroeder filed a petition against Judge Trish Rose with the Kansas Supreme Court for writ of mandamus in connection with the Samuel Vonachen case.

The high court ordered Judge Rose to present a brief over what legal reason she used for denying the states request 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.

The court made this order after considering the states petition where they argue that Judge Rose had no legal authority to require the juvenile facility to house him there without its consent.

Schroeder also argues that he wants the high court to order Judge Rose to go ahead with sentencing and skip another mental evaluation as part of the pre-sentence investigation. Schroeder says that there is no need with many other evaluations done and that Vonachen has already been diagnosed as being a “psychopath.”

The high court is giving Judge Rose until Oct. 11, to file the brief with the court.

The jury convicted Vonachen 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. He was also convicted for attempted first-degree murder for trying to also kill his father and aggravated arson for setting the fire.

We’ll continue to follow this story and bring any updates as they become available.