State v. Trotter
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's motion for sentence modification, holding that there was no procedural mechanism by which a Kansas court could reconsider Defendant's sentence.
Defendant was convicted and sentenced for first-degree premeditated murder, capital murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Defendant filed a motion under Kan. Stat. Ann. 21-6628(c), assertion that the sentencing judge engaged in judicial fact-finding to determine that aggravating factors required a minimum sentence of fifty years. The district court denied relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that section 21-6628(c) does not create an avenue or independent means by which a convicted person can challenge his or her underlying sentence.
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