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.