Legal Opinion

In re the Care & Treatment of Lowry

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided June 8, 2012No. 102,862Published

1Opinion of the Court

Standridge, J.:

A jury determined Lenny D. Lowry was a sexually violent predator under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act (KSVPA), K.S.A. 59-29a01 et seq. Lowiy appeals from the *775jury’s verdict, arguing that the district court lacked jurisdiction over him, that he was denied his statutory right to effective assistance counsel, and that the State’s attorney committed reversible misconduct during closing arguments. Because we find no merit to any of these arguments, we affirm the jury’s verdict.

Facts

Lowry was convicted in 1989 of two counts of aggravated incest. The victim was his…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. Van CleaveSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
  2. Robert T. Sidebottom v. Paul Delo Jay NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. Unruh v. PURINA MILLS, LLCSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009
  4. Rowland v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009
  5. Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009

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