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K.S.A. § 21-3420 (2026)

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21-3420.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3420; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 58; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 33; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 197 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1975–2024 · leading case: State v. Burden, 69 P.3d 1120 (Kan. 2003).
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State v. Burden, 69 P.3d 1120 (Kan. 2003). · cites it 12× “THE KIDNAPPING STATUTES The statutes relevant to the issue presented are found at K.S.A. 21-3420 and K.S.A. 21-3421. K.S.A.”
State v. Ransom, 722 P.2d 540 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 14× “K.S.A. 21-3420 defines kidnapping as follows: "Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Clary, 270 P.3d 1206 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 31× “21-3421), which defines that crime as kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420) “when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.”
State v. Robbins, 32 P.3d 171 (Kan. 2001). · cites it 6× “21-3421 (Ensley 1988); kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420 (Ensley 1988); rape, K.S.A.”
State v. Zamora, 803 P.2d 568 (Kan. 1990). · cites it 6× “K.S.A. 21-3420 defines kidnapping as follows: `Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: "(a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or *695 "(b) To facilitate flight or the commission of…”
State v. Richmond, 827 P.2d 743 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 8× “K.S.A. 21-3420 defines kidnapping as follows: *377 “Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of…”
State v. Haberlein, 290 P.3d 640 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 3× “The statute provides: “Aggravated kidnapping is kidnapping, as defined in K.S.A. 21-3420 and amendments thereto, when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.”
State v. Sanford, 830 P.2d 14 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 7× “He was convicted of the lesser offense of kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420, and on the sodomy and sexual battery counts.”
State v. Dubish, 675 P.2d 877 (Kan. 1984). · cites it 4× “” K.S.A. 21-3420 provides: “Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person; “(b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any crime; or “(c) To inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim…”
Jerome Messer v. Raymond Roberts, 74 F.3d 1009 (10th Cir. 1996). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. 21-3420 defines kidnapping as follows: Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Mason, 827 P.2d 748 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 6× “) K.S.A. 21-3420 provides: "Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any crime; or (c) To…”
State v. Chatmon, 671 P.2d 531 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 4× “The defendant contends the court erred in failing to instruct the jury on kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420, a lesser included offense of aggravated kidnapping, K.”
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— K.S.A. § 21-3420(1970) — 1 case
Brimage v. State, 918 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(5) — 1 case
State v. Clary, 270 P.3d 1206 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “21-3421), which defines that crime as kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420) “when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.”
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(a) — 4 cases
State v. Sanford, 830 P.2d 14 (Kan. 1992). “He was convicted of the lesser offense of kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420, and on the sodomy and sexual battery counts.”
State v. Clary, 270 P.3d 1206 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “21-3421), which defines that crime as kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420) “when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.”
State v. Dunn, 575 P.2d 530 (Kan. 1978).
State v. Hankerson, 122 P.3d 408 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005).
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(a)(2) — 1 case
State v. Howell (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(b) — 30 cases
State v. McKessor, 785 P.2d 1332 (Kan. 1990).
Jerome Messer v. Raymond Roberts, 74 F.3d 1009 (10th Cir. 1996). “K.S.A. 21-3420 defines kidnapping as follows: Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Burden, 69 P.3d 1120 (Kan. 2003). “THE KIDNAPPING STATUTES The statutes relevant to the issue presented are found at K.S.A. 21-3420 and K.S.A. 21-3421. K.S.A.”
State v. Horton, 151 P.3d 9 (Kan. 2007).
Faison v. State, 426 So. 2d 963 (Fla. 1983).
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(c) — 11 cases
State v. Becker, 235 P.3d 424 (Kan. 2010).
State v. Burden, 69 P.3d 1120 (Kan. 2003). “THE KIDNAPPING STATUTES The statutes relevant to the issue presented are found at K.S.A. 21-3420 and K.S.A. 21-3421. K.S.A.”
State v. Waller, 328 P.3d 1111 (Kan. 2014).
State v. Clary, 270 P.3d 1206 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “21-3421), which defines that crime as kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420) “when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.”
State v. Baker, 197 P.3d 421 (Kan. 2008).
— K.S.A. § 21-3420(fc) — 1 case
State v. Ferguson, Washington & Tucker, 618 P.2d 1186 (Kan. 1980).
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