State v. Butler
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the district court denying Defendant's motion for postconviction discovery, holding that Defendant failed to demonstrate that the district court's ruling constituted an abuse of discretion.
Defendant was convicted and sentenced for first-degree felony murder and other crimes. Defendant later filed a motion for postconviction discovery under State v. Mundo-Parra, 462 P.3d 1211 (Kan. 2020), arguing that postconviction discovery was necessary to protect substantial rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, assuming without deciding that Mundo-Parra defines a defendant's legal right to postconviction discovery, the district court did not base its decision on an erroneous legal conclusion.
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