by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) It shall be the duty of the secretary of corrections or the warden designated by the secretary to proceed to execute a sentence of death in the manner prescribed by this act.(b) Upon receipt of an order of the district court as provided by this act, the supreme...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
Whenever any person has been sentenced to death, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court before which the conviction was rendered to issue an order, under the seal of the court, which shall recite the conviction and sentence and be directed to the secretary of...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
If any person who has been sentenced to death escapes and is not retaken before the time fixed for execution, it shall be lawful for any sheriff or other officer or person to rearrest and return the person to the custody of the secretary of corrections. Upon such...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) If a convict under sentence of death appears to be pregnant or alleges to be pregnant, the person having custody of the convict shall notify the secretary of corrections. The secretary shall designate one or more licensed physicians to examine the convict to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) At any time prior to execution, a convict under sentence of death, such convict’s counsel or the warden of the correctional institution or sheriff having custody of such convict may request a determination of the convict’s sanity by a district judge of...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
When a sentence of death has been carried out, the secretary of corrections shall cause written notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the court where the conviction was rendered, and the clerk shall file the notice with the record of conviction and...
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