STATE v. ATKISSON

No. 115,468.

425 P.3d 334 (2018)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. James Franklin ATKISSON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed August 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton J. Perkins , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, was on the brief for appellant.

Brandon L. Jones , county attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


James Franklin Atkisson, Jr. appeals for the second time a denial of his motion for downward departure from the hard 25 life sentence specified by Jessica's Law under K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6627. This time, the district court denied the motion after concluding the mitigating circumstances asserted...

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