Supreme Court of Kansas· 4/20/2001

State v. Lopez

Citations

22 P.3d 1040
271 Kan. 119
2001 Kan. LEXIS 276
2001 WL 396003

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

stating the district court’s weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances is within its sound discretion and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion.
stating the district court's weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances is within its sound discretion and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion.
affirming risk of death aggravator-finding when defendant repeatedly fired gun inside moving vehicle and killed driver, thus creating great risk of death for passenger
rejecting defendant’s attempt to transform term “risk” from “creation of a possibility of an occurrence to causation of an occurrence”
declining to declare structural error to defendant's absence when prospective juror questioned in chambers because absence did not \implicate the basic consideration of fairness or undermine the function of a criminal trial\
questioning juror in chambers without defendant's presence resulted in harmless error

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Allegrucci

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.