State v. Robertson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Joshua James Robertson appeals the summary denial of his pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence and clerical errors, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3504.

Robertson was convicted by a jury in 2002 of first-degree murder, arson, and aggravated burglary. The evidence against him included a videotape of his interview with law enforcement, which was played for the jury. Robertson received a hard 50 life sentence after the district judge determined that the murder had been committed in an especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner.

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