Supreme Court of Kansas

State v. Sublett

July 10, 2026

Summary

The court affirmed concurrent hard 50 sentences imposed for two premeditated first-degree murders. It held that the district court applied the correct standards when considering the defendant's proposed mitigating circumstances and reasonably rejected a departure to concurrent hard 25 sentences. The court reviewed the sentencing decision for abuse of discretion and found no legal, factual, or discretionary error.