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K.S.A. § 21-3401 (2026)

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21-3401.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3401; L. 1972, ch. 112, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 87, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 100, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 85, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 18; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 645 cases (31 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: State v. Sophophone, 19 P.3d 70 (Kan. 2001).
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State v. Sophophone, 19 P.3d 70 (Kan. 2001). · cites it 22× “The applicable provisions of K.S.A. 21-3401 read as follows: "Murder in the first degree is the killing of a human being committed: .”
State v. Thai Do Hoang, 755 P.2d 7 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 22× “At issue is the propriety of the district court's dismissal based on its determination that the first-degree felony-murder statute (K.S.A. 21-3401) does not apply where the individuals accidentally killed during the commission of the felony of arson are accomplices of the…”
State v. Brown, 127 P.3d 257 (Kan. 2006). · cites it 12× “In November 2002, Brown filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence, alleging that K.S.A. 21-3401 is unconstitutional. The district court denied Brown’s motion without a hearing.”
State v. Lucas, 759 P.2d 90 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 14× “21-3609, (one count as to victim Shannon Woodside and one count as to victim Shaina Woodside) and one count of felony murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, as to victim Shaina Woodside.”
State v. Warledo, 190 P.3d 937 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 6× “" The difference between premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder is that premeditated first-degree murder includes the element of premeditation.”
State v. Kunellis, 78 P.3d 776 (Kan. 2003). · cites it 6× “21-3436(a)(8) includes felony theft under subsection (a) or (c) of K.S.A. 21-3701 as an inherently dangerous felony.”
State v. Underwood, 615 P.2d 153 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 9× “This forms the basis for appeal No. 51,401 in this court. In an attempt to erase the underlying or collateral felony the defendant filed two motions in a 1974 case in which he had been convicted of felony theft.”
State v. Chandler, 414 P.3d 713 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. 21-3401(a). The State recorded Chandler's post-arrest jailhouse phone calls.”
State v. Thompkins, 952 P.2d 1332 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 12× “K.S.A. 21-3401. Aggravated robbery is defined as an inherently dangerous felony.”
State v. Adams, 253 P.3d 5 (Kan. 2011). · cites it 6× “Adams was charged with the premeditated killing of Phanivong, in violation of K.S.A. 21-3401, and the criminal use of a weapon, in violation of K.”
State v. Wilson, 43 P.3d 851 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 10× “the amended information reads in pertinent part: "[O]n or about the 11th of March, 1998, one Marshall Wilson [and] others did unlawfully, feloniously, knowingly and willfully commit an overt act, to-wit: did stab one Diana Clark and then place her body in the road and run over…”
State v. Scaife, 186 P.3d 755 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 4× “See K.S.A. 21-3401(a). "When the sufficiency of the evidence is reviewed in a criminal case, this court must consider all of the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution, and determine whether a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty…”
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— K.S.A. § 21-3401(a) — 111 cases
State v. Warledo, 190 P.3d 937 (Kan. 2008). “" The difference between premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder is that premeditated first-degree murder includes the element of premeditation.”
State v. Chandler, 414 P.3d 713 (Kan. 2018). “See K.S.A. 21-3401(a). The State recorded Chandler's post-arrest jailhouse phone calls.”
State v. Scaife, 186 P.3d 755 (Kan. 2008). “See K.S.A. 21-3401(a). "When the sufficiency of the evidence is reviewed in a criminal case, this court must consider all of the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution, and determine whether a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty…”
State v. Hebert, 82 P.3d 470 (Kan. 2004).
State v. Adams, 253 P.3d 5 (Kan. 2011). “Adams was charged with the premeditated killing of Phanivong, in violation of K.S.A. 21-3401, and the criminal use of a weapon, in violation of K.”
— K.S.A. § 21-3401(a)(1) — 5 cases
Taylor v. State, 843 P.2d 682 (Kan. 1992).
State v. Johnson, 905 P.2d 94 (Kan. 1995).
State v. Waddell, 874 P.2d 651 (Kan. 1994).
State v. McLinn (Kan. 2018).
State v. McLinn (Kan. 2018).
— K.S.A. § 21-3401(a)(2) — 1 case
State v. Cheeks, 853 P.2d 655 (Kan. 1993).
— K.S.A. § 21-3401(a)(l) — 5 cases
State v. Marks, 298 P.3d 1102 (Kan. 2013).
Taylor v. State, 843 P.2d 682 (Kan. 1992).
State v. Linn, 840 P.2d 1133 (Kan. 1992).
State v. Borders, 879 P.2d 620 (Kan. 1994).
State v. Cheeks, 853 P.2d 655 (Kan. 1993).
— K.S.A. § 21-3401(b) — 90 cases
State v. Kunellis, 78 P.3d 776 (Kan. 2003). “21-3436(a)(8) includes felony theft under subsection (a) or (c) of K.S.A. 21-3701 as an inherently dangerous felony.”
State v. Sophophone, 19 P.3d 70 (Kan. 2001). “The applicable provisions of K.S.A. 21-3401 read as follows: "Murder in the first degree is the killing of a human being committed: .”
State v. Berry, 254 P.3d 1276 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Calvin, 105 P.3d 710 (Kan. 2005).
State v. Cheffen, 303 P.3d 1261 (Kan. 2013).
— K.S.A. § 21-3401(c) — 2 cases
State v. Hupp, 809 P.2d 1207 (Kan. 1991).
State v. Rice, 430 P.3d 430 (Kan. 2018).
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