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State v. Kahler

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided February 9, 2018No. 106981PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Per curiam

*112A jury convicted James Kraig Kahler of aggravated burglary and capital murder under K.S.A. 21-3439(a)(6) for fatally shooting his wife, his wife's grandmother, and his two daughters. Kahler appeals the capital murder conviction and the ensuing sentence of death; our review is automatic under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-6619.

Kahler raises 10 issues on appeal. Some of the raised issues present questions decided unfavorably to Kahler in prior cases, and Kahler presents no new argument or authority that would persuade us to change our holdings on those issues. Likewise, Kahler fails to convince us that…

2Cases cited70 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Kahler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 2020
  2. State v. BoothbySupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
  3. State v. WaldschmidtSupreme Court of Kansas · 2024
  4. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 2025

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