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Resolving Ambiguity: Kansas Supreme Court Says “Lesser Crime” in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5109(b)(2) Means “a Crime with a Lesser Penalty”

State v. Martin, No. 124,607, 2024 WL 1122666 (Kan. Mar. 15, 2024). Author: Jack Atherton, Staff Editor Issue: Is possession of methamphetamine a “lesser included crime” of no drug-tax stamp under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5109(b)(2)? Answer: No. …

Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey, Statutory Interpretation, Trials Tags: double jeopardy, drug possession, drug tax, lesser crimes, statutory interpretation

Reaching Conviction by Trial and Error: Amending Grand Jury Indictments

Kansas Supreme Court finds Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3015 does not apply to amended indictments from a grand jury.

Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey Tags: 22-3015, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, amendment, constitutionally defective, criminal possession of a firearm, disturbing or possession with intent to distribute, double jeopardy, felony murder, grand jury, indcitment, indictment amendment, K.S.A. § 22-3015, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3015, Keys, State v. Keys, statutorily defective

Manifest Necessity Required to Declare Jury Deadlocked

Author: Emily Otte, Executive Comments Editor State v. Kornelson, No. 118,091 (Kan. July 2, 2020) Issue: Whether the goading standard or the manifest necessity standard applies to a double jeopardy claim when the defendant does not object or …

Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey, Trials Tags: double jeopardy, jury deadlock, mistrial

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Resolving Ambiguity: Kansas Supreme Court Says “Lesser Crime” in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5109(b)(2) Means “a Crime with a Lesser Penalty”

Reaching Conviction by Trial and Error: Amending Grand Jury Indictments

Manifest Necessity Required to Declare Jury Deadlocked

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