Legal Opinion

State v. Swint

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 2, 2015No. 107516PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, J.:

Raymond C. Swint appeals his convictions of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child. His principal claim is that the district court erred by excluding evidence that the victim allegedly recruited another child to fabricate other claims of abuse against him. Swint also appeals the hard 25 life sentence imposed under Jessica’s Law, K.S.A. 21-4643, for the aggravated indecent liberties conviction, claiming it violates Section 9 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights and the Eighth…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018
  2. State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
  3. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020
  4. State v. PepperSupreme Court of Kansas · 2023
  5. Alvin Davis v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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