HILL, J.
This appeal raises the question of whether the State can charge two stabs of a knife attack as two distinct counts of aggravated battery. When several charges arise from the same conduct, under Kansas law there can be only one conviction for each unit of prosecution. The scope of conduct comprising one violation of a criminal statute defines the unit of prosecution.
In this direct appeal, Miguel D. Mendoza was convicted of one count of aggravated...
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