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categorical Eighth Amendment challenge in Kansas

5 Kansas opinions name it 2 courts 2013–2024 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Kansas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Kahlergreen
kan · 2018 · cited in 2 Kansas opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024EIGHTH AMENDMENT CHALLENGE Flack raises a categorical Eighth Amendment challenge to his death sentence, even though he acknowledges we recently addressed and rejected nearly identical claims in Kleypas II, 305 Kan. at 328, 337, and State v. Kahler, 307 Kan. 374, 406, 409 , 410 P.3d 105 (2018).

2024EIGHTH AMENDMENT CHALLENGE Flack raises a categorical Eighth Amendment challenge to his death sentence, even though he acknowledges we recently addressed and rejected nearly identical claims in Kleypas II, 305 Kan. at 328, 337, and State v. Kahler, 307 Kan. 374, 406, 409 , 410 P.3d 105 (2018).

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Graham v. Floridagreen
scotus · 2010 · cited in 2 Kansas opinions naming this issue, 2013–2022
2 sentences

2022See Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 59-60 , 6 130 S. Ct. 2011 , 176 L.

2022See Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 59-60 , 6 130 S. Ct. 2011 , 176 L.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kansas. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Dull green
kan · 2015
1 sentence

2020Dull, 302 Kan. at 40 .

12020–2020
State v. Mossman green
kan · 2012
2 sentences

2013In Graham , the United States Supreme Court considered the proportionality of a term-of-years sentence “ ‘as it applie[d] to an entire class of offenders who have committed a range of crimes.’ ” State v. Mossman, 294 Kan. 901, 928 , 281 P.3d 153 (2012) (quoting Graham, 130 S. Ct. at 2022-23 ).

2013In Graham , the United States Supreme Court considered the proportionality of a term-of-years sentence “ ‘as it applie[d] to an entire class of offenders who have committed a range of crimes.’ ” State v. Mossman, 294 Kan. 901, 928 , 281 P.3d 153 (2012) (quoting Graham, 130 S. Ct. at 2022-23 ).

12013–2013

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