* In her annual report on the activities of the Kansas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Kay McFarland said: "The Court also faces hearing three more death penalty appeals, which will severely strain our limited resources. So far only one such appeal has come through our Court since the reinstatement of the death penalty. This was State v. Kleypas, 272 Kan. 894, 40 P.3rd 139 … [Read more...] about Kansas Officials Voice Concern about Cost of Death Penalty
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Statement issued by KCADP following the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling in the Kleypas case
The experience of Kansas' use of the death penalty these past seven years shows that we are no different than other states. Today's court decision verifies what opponents of the death penalty have said in the past twenty plus years of death penalty debate in our state: Our criminal justice system makes mistakes. The Coalition regrets that the Court did not find the entire … [Read more...] about Statement issued by KCADP following the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling in the Kleypas case