Legal Opinion

State v. McCune

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 18, 2014No. 102,883PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MORITZ, J.:

After a jury convicted Johnathan McCune of two counts of rape of a child under 14, the district court sentenced him in accordance with Jessica’s Law, K.S.A. 21-4643, to two consec*1217utive life sentences with no possibility of parole for 1,098 months. McCune appeals, alleging the district court erroneously admitted evidence, placed an unconstitutional condition on his defense, and abused its discretion by refusing to order a psychiatric evaluation of the complaining witness. He further asserts his sentence is void because K.S.A. 21-4643 is…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. State v. IvorySupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  5. State v. GunbySupreme Court of Kansas · 2006

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. HaygoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018
  2. State v. BollingerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  3. State v. HaydenCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2015
  4. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2020
  5. State v. ChighisolaCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2018

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