State v. Bethel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Michael A. Bethel appeals his convictions of one count of capital murder and two counts of premeditated first-degree murder. Pursuant to an agreement of the parties, Bethel waived his right to a juiy trial, the case was tried to the bench on stipulated facts, and the State did not pursue the death penalty. Bethel was sentenced to two consecutive hard 50 terms of imprisonment and one concurrent hard 50 term, for a controlling term of 100 years.

Bethel contends that: (1) K.S.A. 22-3220 violates due process of law because it abolished the…