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State v. Lessley

Citations

  • 26 P.3d 620
  • 271 Kan. 780
  • 2001 Kan. LEXIS 494

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  • concluding that evidence of defendant’s workplace incidents was admissible by state to show that the expert opinion on which the defense theory was based may have been formulated without complete information
  • aggravated assault conviction upheld based on independent evidence of victim's fear despite victim testifying she was not afraid
  • “A crime is committed in an especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner when the per petrator inflicts serious mental anguish or serious physical abuse before the victim’s death. Mental anguish includes a victim’s uncertainty as to his or her ultimate fate.”
  • aggravating circumstances under K.S.A. 21-4636[f]

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Judges: Abbott, Allegrucci, Six

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