State v. Contreras

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,830 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JORGE PONCE CONTRERAS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490, 120 S. Ct. 2348,

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(2000), requires that "[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt." 2. State v. Nunez, 319 Kan. 351, 354,

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(2024), did not change Kansas law regarding Apprendi. 3. State v. Nunez, 319 Kan. 351, 354,

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