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Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U.S. ___ (2020), is a case of the United States Supreme Court in which the justices ruled that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution do not require that states adopt the insanity defense in criminal cases that are based on the defendant's ability to recognize right from wrong.
The Kansas Supreme Court in 2022 rejected a facial argument against the state’s death qualification process. In other words, the court ruled the process itself wasn’t unconstitutional as written.
The Kansas Supreme Court disbarred a Johnson County attorney last month after he pleaded guilty to putting a camera in an office ... and a district court jury later awarded nearly $650,000 in ...
In both cases, the Kansas Supreme Court reversed the death sentences; the court ruled that the juries should have been affirmatively instructed that mitigating circumstances need not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. [6] Additionally, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Carrs should have been tried separately. [7]
Here’s what Kansas and Missouri state laws say about jury duty. Here’s what you need to know if you are summoned for jury duty in Kansas or Missouri Skip to main content
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert , [ 1 ] the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals process.
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday overturned the felony murder conviction and vacated the life prison sentence of a man accused of killing an 18-year-old during a botched marijuana sale in Kansas ...
The Governor of Kansas has the power of clemency in capital cases, which they may exercise after receiving a non-binding recommendation from a board. [8] In 2004, the Kansas Supreme Court in a 4 to 3 decision ruled that the state's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. [9] The decision was later reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kansas v