Salina ? For the second time, the Kansas Supreme Court rejected Dana Linn Flynn’s bid to overturn her conviction for killing her former lover more than a decade ago in Geary County with her brother’s help.

The state’s highest court Friday unanimously rejected her claim of ineffective counsel during her 1996 trial. She was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit perjury.

Flynn raised her arguments in 2003, and the trial judge rejected them in what the Supreme Court called a “lengthy, detailed and well-reasoned written memorandum.”

In her appeal, Flynn raised eight points, including her claim that she didn’t know she had the right to testify. The justices rejected all arguments and upheld the trial court ruling.

“Although Flynn testified she did not know she had the right to testify, the district court did not find Flynn’s testimony to be credible. On the contrary, the district court found Flynn knew she had a right to testify and knowingly waived that right after consultation with (her lawyer),” Justice Eric Rosen wrote for the court.

The Supreme Court first considered the case in 2002, when it upheld the convictions of Flynn and her brother, Mikel Dreiling. But state law allows defendants to attack their sentences even if their convictions stand, which Flynn did.

Flynn and Dreiling, both of Salina, were sentenced to life for the 1992 death of Randall Sheridan, who was shot several times as he jogged along a gravel road near Junction City.

Sheridan and Flynn were in a custody battle over their then-7-year-old daughter at the time of his death. He was killed the day Flynn was to turn their daughter over to him for a weekend visit.