Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 21-6618 (2026)

Sentencing

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21-6618. Sentencing. Upon conviction of a defendant of capital murder and a finding that the defendant was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission thereof, the court shall sentence the defendant as otherwise provided by law, and no sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole shall be imposed hereunder.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 258; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2015–2018 · leading case: State v. Bassett, 428 P.3d 343 (Wash. 2018).
State v. Bassett, 428 P.3d 343 (Wash. 2018). · cites it 2× “2d 811 (Iowa 2016) ; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6618 ; Ky. Rev. Stat.”
State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats, 865 N.W.2d 545 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 2× “); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6618 (West, Westlaw through 2014 Reg.”
State Of Washington v. Brian M. Bassett, 394 P.3d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “2d at 839 ; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6618 (banned in 2010); Ky.”
State v. Bassett (Wash. 2018). · cites it 2× “2d 811 (Iowa 2016); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6618 ; Ky.Rev. Stat.”
State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats (Iowa 2015). “); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6618 (West, Westlaw through 2014 Reg.”
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