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State v. Cheever

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided August 24, 2012No. 99,988PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

2Per curiam

A jury convicted Scott D. Cheever of capital murder for the killing of Greenwood County Sheriff Matthew Samuels (K.S.A. 21-3439[a][5]), four counts of attempted capital murder of law enforcement officers Robert Keener, Travis Stoppel, Mike Mullins, and Tom Harm (K.S.A. 21-3439[a][5]; K.S.A. 21-3301[a]), criminal possession of a firearm based on a previous felony conviction for aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-4204[a][3]), and manufacture of methamphetamine (K.S.A. 65-4159[a]). Cheever was sentenced to death on the capital offense. In addition, he was…

3Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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4Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. CarrSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  2. State v. BridgesSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
  3. Kansas v. CheeverSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. State v. BowenSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015

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