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K.S.A. § 21-3402 (2026)

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21-3402.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3402; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 19; L. 1996, ch. 158, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 164, § 5; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 226 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: State v. Deal, 269 P.3d 1282 (Kan. 2012).
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State v. Deal, 269 P.3d 1282 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 12× “We hold that K.S.A. 21-3402 focuses culpability on whether a killing is intentional, not on whether a deliberate and voluntary act leads to death.”
State v. Bridges, 306 P.3d 244 (Kan. 2013). · cites it 5× “21-3404 is likewise a lesser included offense of unintentional second-degree murder as set out in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 21-3402. See K.S.A. 21-3107(2)(a) (“A lesser included crime is [a] lesser degree of the same crime.”
State v. Shannon, 905 P.2d 649 (Kan. 1995). · cites it 9× “” Effective July 1, 1993, K.S.A. 21-3402 was amended and second-degree murder is now defined alternatively as a killing committed intentionally (subsection [a]) or a killing committed “unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the…”
State v. Warledo, 190 P.3d 937 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 4× “21-3401(a); K.S.A. 21-3402(a). We also note that second-degree intentional murder is a lesser included offense of premeditated first-degree murder because all the elements of second-degree murder are identical to some of the elements of first-degree murder.”
State v. Hebert, 82 P.3d 470 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 3× “03-A), involuntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 21-3404; PIK Crim. 3d 56.”
State v. Quartez Brown, 331 P.3d 797 (Kan. 2014). · cites it 4× “3d 1282 (2012), this court opined that Bailey’s focus “on whether the conduct was intentional rather than whether the killing was intended” was not the correct interpretation of K.S.A. 21-3402. Rather, “K.S.A. 21-3402 focuses culpability on whether a killing is intentional or…”
State v. Tahah, 262 P.3d 1045 (Kan. 2011). · cites it 4× “See K.S.A. 21-3402(b) (second-degree unintentional murder is "unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life"); K.”
State v. Friday, 306 P.3d 265 (Kan. 2013). · cites it 4× “In short, the district court correctly sentenced Friday for the severity level 2 person felony and not the lesser included severity level 5 person felony.”
State v. Cavaness, 101 P.3d 717 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 4× “Cavaness requested instructions on both second-degree murder as defined by K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 21-3402(a) (intentional) and K.”
State v. Reid, 186 P.3d 713 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “As the lesser included offense of aggravated robbery, robbery "is the taking of property from the person or presence of another by force or by threat of bodily harm to any person.”
State v. Clark, 931 P.2d 664 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 4× “Reckless Second-Degree Murder Of Lynette Reckless second-degree murder, or "depraved heart murder" at common law, is defined in K.S.A. 21-3402, which provides in part: "Murder in the second degree is the killing of a human being committed: .”
State v. Robinson, 934 P.2d 38 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 4× “” Robinson argues that depraved heart second-degree murder, the unintentional but reckless killing under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life (K.S.A. 21-3402[b]), is indistinguishable from reckless involuntary manslaughter, which is the…”
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— K.S.A. § 21-3402(a) — 42 cases
State v. Warledo, 190 P.3d 937 (Kan. 2008). “21-3401(a); K.S.A. 21-3402(a). We also note that second-degree intentional murder is a lesser included offense of premeditated first-degree murder because all the elements of second-degree murder are identical to some of the elements of first-degree murder.”
State v. Martis, 83 P.3d 1216 (Kan. 2004).
State v. McCown, 957 P.2d 401 (Kan. 1998).
State v. Deal, 269 P.3d 1282 (Kan. 2012). “We hold that K.S.A. 21-3402 focuses culpability on whether a killing is intentional, not on whether a deliberate and voluntary act leads to death.”
State v. Stanley, 478 P.3d 324 (Kan. 2020).
— K.S.A. § 21-3402(b) — 58 cases
State v. Bridges, 306 P.3d 244 (Kan. 2013). “21-3404 is likewise a lesser included offense of unintentional second-degree murder as set out in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 21-3402. See K.S.A. 21-3107(2)(a) (“A lesser included crime is [a] lesser degree of the same crime.”
State v. Deal, 269 P.3d 1282 (Kan. 2012). “We hold that K.S.A. 21-3402 focuses culpability on whether a killing is intentional, not on whether a deliberate and voluntary act leads to death.”
State v. Tahah, 262 P.3d 1045 (Kan. 2011). “See K.S.A. 21-3402(b) (second-degree unintentional murder is "unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life"); K.”
State v. Shannon, 905 P.2d 649 (Kan. 1995). “” Effective July 1, 1993, K.S.A. 21-3402 was amended and second-degree murder is now defined alternatively as a killing committed intentionally (subsection [a]) or a killing committed “unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the…”
State v. Hebert, 82 P.3d 470 (Kan. 2004). “03-A), involuntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 21-3404; PIK Crim. 3d 56.”
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