State v. Garza

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, J.:

Merardo Garza, Jr., appeals his sentence and convictions of aggravated indecent liberties with a child pursuant to *1022K.S.A. 21-3504(a)(3)(A) and rape of a child under 14 years of age pursuant to K.S.A. 21-3502(a)(2). He was sentenced to life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years under K.S.A. 21-4643, commonly known as Jessica’s Law. This court has jurisdiction under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (off-grid crime; life sentence).

The following questions are raised on appeal: (1) Was Garza entitled to new counsel before trial? (2) Did the…