State v. Warrior
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The sentencing judge imposed a hard fifty life sentence upon finding that two aggravating factors existed. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentence. After the Supreme Court issued its decision in Alleyne v. United States, Defendant filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence under Kan. Stat. Ann. 22-3504(1), arguing that the procedures used to impose her hard fifty life sentence were unconstitutional. The district judge denied Defendant’s motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant employed the wrong procedural vehicle to advance her constitutional challenge.
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