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Updated on January 8, 2025

Two-For-One: Kansas Supreme Court Rules That Carjacker Can be Convicted of Aggravated Robbery of Car’s Passenger, Premeditation Can be Formed in Five Seconds 

State v. Mendez, 559 P.3d 792 (Kan. 2024). Author: Thea Hack, Staff Editor Issues: (1) In the context of a carjacking, can aggravated robbery of a vehicle be committed against a non-owner passenger of the vehicle?  (2) Can premeditation be formed in five …

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Updated on January 5, 2025

Counting Lessons for Lawyers: A “Third or Subsequent” Conviction Requires a Preexisting First and Second Conviction for Drug-Crime Sentencing

State v. Bell, No. 125,770, 2024 WL 5174550 (Kan. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2024). Author: Carson Schmidt, Staff Editor Issue: When sentencing for drug crimes, does K.S.A. § 21-6805(f)(1) use the “inclusive rule” for “third or subsequent felony [drug] …

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