State v. Kunellis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.;

In December 1999, the State charged 15-year-old Kenneth Kunellis with burglary, theft, and two counts of felony murder for his involvement in activities arising out of a break-in of an Ola-the motorcycle dealership. At the same time, the district court granted the State permission to prosecute Kunellis as an adult. Following a 4-day trial, a jury convicted Kunellis of all charges. The court sentenced him to 2 terms of life in prison, along with 12 months for the burglary and 6 months for the theft, all terms concurrent with each other. This is…