Legal Opinion
State v. Harned
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 9, 2006No. 93,168PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.:
Jack Leslie Hamed entered a no contest plea to one count of first-degree felony murder in the death of Cheryl Dianne Romero. Before sentencing he moved to withdraw his plea, claiming he misunderstood the applicable penalty and entered his plea because he thought his attorney was not ready for trial. After a full hearing, the trial court denied his motion and sentenced the defendant to life in prison with parole eligibility after 20 years. The defendant appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
In January 2003, Romero and Harned were living together at Romero’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Smith v. O'GRADYSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Bradshaw v. StumpfSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- State v. EdgarSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
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3Cited by21 opinions
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