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- NOVEMBER 3, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
In Sedgwick County, jurors decided Doug Belt, 42, should...
In Sedgwick County, jurors decided Doug Belt, 42, should die for the summer of 2002 murder of Lucille Gallegos, 43
- APRIL 16, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence...
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence of life in prison without parole as an alternative to the death penalty in capital murder cases. The law takes effect July 1
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation...
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation allowing juries to impose life in prison in capital murder cases instead of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
In Topeka, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed...
In Topeka, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill clarifying Kansas' ban on executing mentally retarded defendants, even though some panel members think it is too broad
- JANUARY 1, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 21, 2003KansasDEATH PENALTY
In Olathe, Judge John Anderson III accepted a recommendation...
In Olathe, Judge John Anderson III accepted a recommendation made by jurors on Nov
- JANUARY 1, 2003KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- NOVEMBER 14, 2002KansasDEATH PENALTY
In Wichita Reginald Carr, 25, and his brother, Jonathan,...
In Wichita Reginald Carr, 25, and his brother, Jonathan, 22, were sentenced to death for the killing of 4 people in December 2000
- NOVEMBER 2, 2002KansasDEATH PENALTY
In Olathe, jurors recommended the death penalty for...
In Olathe, jurors recommended the death penalty for John Robinson Sr
- JANUARY 1, 2002KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- DECEMBER 28, 2001KansasDEATH PENALTY
In a ruling the Kansas Supreme Court rejected a Kansas...
In a ruling the Kansas Supreme Court rejected a Kansas requirement that defendants be sentenced to death if the aggravating factors associated with the crime presented by prosecutors are equal to the mitigating circumstances presented by the defence
- JANUARY 1, 2001KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders