Entries tagged with “Mark Dupree”
May 19, 2025
District Court Judge Calls Kansas Death Penalty Racially Biased, Costly, and Ineffective as a Deterrent
On April 16, 2025, Wyandotte County District Judge Bill Klapper issued his order in the combined cases of Hugo Villaneuva-Morales and Antoine Fielder, broadly condemning the Kansas death penalty as costly, racially biased, and ineffective as a deterrent. Judge Klapper’s order follows an extensive evidentiary hearing and provides thorough and detailed findings on an array of constitutional questions related to the use of the death penalty in the state. Mr.