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STATE v. CHEEKS

No. 122,621.

482 P.3d 1129 (2021)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Jerome CHEEKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 19, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Desch , of Law Office of Joseph A. Desch, of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Daniel G. Obermeier , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Mark A. Dupree Sr. , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

A jury convicted Jerome Cheeks for the second-degree murder of his wife in 1993. In 2009, Cheeks filed a motion seeking postconviction DNA testing pursuant to K.S.A. 21-2512. This statute authorizes individuals who have been convicted of first-degree murder or rape to petition for such testing...

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