Legal Opinion
State v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 12, 2002No. 86,740PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Six, J.:
Following a mistrial where the jury was unable to agree on a verdict, Romane Douglas was convicted in his second trial by a jury of two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401(a), and two counts of aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427. He was sentenced to two consecutive hard 50 sentences.
Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (a conviction of an off-grid crime).
The issues arise from Douglas’ assertions on appeal that he is entitled to a new trial based on numerous errors below. We frame the questions for review as…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. PabstSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- State v. ConleySupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- State v. ZamoraSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
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- State v. GleasonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
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