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Trotter v. State

Citations

  • 200 P.3d 1236
  • 288 Kan. 112
  • 2009 Kan. LEXIS 13

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  • finding that direct appeal counsel was ineffective for not raising the issue of multiplicity and reversing the multiplicitous conviction on appeal of Trotter's K.S.A. 60- 1507 motion
  • applying Martis to find premeditated murder conviction multiplicitous with capital murder conviction based on the killing of more than one individual
  • noting distinction between raising an issue for the first time on appeal and raising the issue for the first time in a motion under K.S.A. 60-1507
  • discussing general rule that “issues not raised before a district court, including constitutional grounds for reversal, cannot be raised for the first time on appeal,” and exceptions, in the context of a § 60-1507 motion
  • claim that multiple sentences arose from single wrongful act and violated Double Jeopardy Clause does not establish that sentence is illegal
  • claim that multiple sentences arose from single wrongful act and violated Double Jeopardy Clause does not establish that sentence is illegal

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Judges: Luckert

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