State v. Gleason

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 97,296 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. SIDNEY J. GLEASON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. This court's decision in State v. Gleason, 299 Kan. 1127,

329 P.3d 1102

(2014) (Gleason I), rev'd and remanded sub nom. Kansas v. Carr,

577 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 633,

193 L. Ed. 2d 535

(2016), was based on jurisprudence founded on the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution as it relates to the holding regarding instructions on mitigating circumstances. No state law questions were presented as to that holding. 2. K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6619(b) mandates…