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STATE v. ASTORGA

No. 103,083.

324 P.3d 1046 (2014)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Matthew ASTORGA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

May 23, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Theresa L. Barr , of the same office, was with him on the briefs for appellant.

Kristafer R. Ailslieger , deputy solicitor general, argued the cause, and John Bryant , deputy county attorney, Steve Six , former attorney general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by MORITZ, J.:

In State v. Astorga, 295 Kan. 339, 284 P.3d 279 (2012), this court affirmed Matthew Astorga's jury conviction of first-degree premeditated murder and his sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole for 50 years (hard 50). In that decision, we relied on well-established caselaw to reject Astorga's argument that Kansas' hard 50 sentencing scheme was unconstitutional...

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