Legal Opinion

State v. Martinez

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 30, 2010No. 100,175PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*994The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, j.:

Miguel Martinez, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted rape of a child under 14 years of age pursuant to K.S.A. 21-3301 and K.S.A. 21-3502 — an off-grid crime. He was sentenced to life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years under K.S.A. 21-4643, commonly known as Jessica’s Law. The jury acquitted Martinez on the charge of rape of a child under 14 years of age in violation of K.S.A. 21-3502. This court has jurisdiction under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (off-grid crime; life sentence).

We affirm the conviction and…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. State v. GunbySupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009

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3Cited by53 opinions

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