Upon conviction of a defendant of capital murder and a finding that the defendant was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission thereof, the court shall sentence the defendant as otherwise provided by law, and no sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole shall be imposed hereunder.
K.S.A. 21-6618
Sentencing
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats (2015)
Most recently applied in State v. Bassett (October 2018)
L. 2010, ch. 136, § 258; July 1, 2011.
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Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.