State v. Verge
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's "Motion to Set Aside and Correction of Illegal Sentence," holding that Kansas courts had jurisdiction to try and sentence Defendant.
In 1998, Defendant was convicted of capital murder and other charges. The court sentenced Defendant to a hard forty life term and consecutive terms for the remaining offenses. In 2021, Defendant filed the motion at issue in this case, arguing that he was a "natural living soul, Indigenous Native Moorish-American National" and was therefore not subject to the jurisdiction of the state or federal government. The district court denied the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, because Defendant committed his crime in Kansas, Kansas courts had jurisdiction to try, convict, and sentence him.
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