STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 121,951.

486 P.3d 544 (2021)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Ronald JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendie C. Miller , of Wichita, was on the briefs for appellant.

Daniel G. Obermeier , assistant district attorney, Mark A. Dupree Sr. , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the briefs for appellee.


Ronald Johnson attacks the portion of his life sentence for first-degree premeditated murder that sets a minimum sentence of 50 years. Johnson argues he is entitled to resentencing under K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6628(c), formerly K.S.A. 21-4639, because the sentencing judge engaged in judicial fact-finding to determine that aggravating factors...

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