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State v. Dunn

Citations

  • 758 P.2d 718
  • 243 Kan. 414
  • 1988 Kan. LEXIS 153

How courts have described this case

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  • convictions for felony murder and underlying offenses of aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping are constitutionally permissible
  • “If there is evidence to support the elements of kidnapping and evidence to support that homicide was committed during the perpetration of the kidnapping, then the offense would not merge.”
  • court conducted initial hearing on motion for new trial to determine whether the claims asserted in the motion were substantial before granting a full evidentiary hearing and requiring the defendant’s presence
  • get-away driver aids and abets in the criminal enterprise and may be found guilty although not participating at scene
  • \We have long held that previous rulings of a trial judge are subject to correction on appeal and may not form a basis for recusal.\
  • underlying felonies of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery

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Judges: Lockett

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