Entries tagged with “Kyle Young”

Jan 20, 2023

Kansas Capital Defendant Moves to Bar Death Penalty, Invoking State Constitution’s ​‘Strict Scrutiny’ For Life and Liberty Issues

A Kansas cap­i­tal defen­dant is chal­leng­ing the prosecution’s deci­sion to pur­sue the death penal­ty in his case, invok­ing a height­ened stan­dard of review the Kansas con­sti­tu­tion applies to infringe­ments of fun­da­men­tal rights.