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The Death Penalty in Kansas

How Kansas law treats death penalty, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Kansas has the death penalty for capital murder, which covers specific intentional and premeditated killings: killing during a kidnapping for ransom, murder for hire, killing by a prison or jail inmate, killing the victim of a rape or sodomy, killing a law enforcement officer, killing… K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-6617, 22-4001

Death penaltyKansas has the death penalty for capital murder, which covers specific intentional and premeditated killings: killing during a kidnapping for ransom, murder for hire, killing by a prison or jail inmate, killing the victim of a rape or sodomy, killing a law enforcement officer, killing more than one person in the same act or scheme, and killing a child under 14 during a kidnapping intended to commit a sex offense. The prosecutor must file notice of intent, and a unanimous jury must find aggravating circumstances not outweighed by mitigating circumstances; otherwise the sentence is life without parole. By statute, executions are carried out by intravenous injection of substances chosen by the secretary of corrections.
Capital murder: https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_054_0001.html ; method: https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch22/022_040_0001.html . No official page stating a moratorium was looked for.
Source: K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-6617, 22-4001

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FAQ

Does Kansas have the death penalty?
Kansas has the death penalty for capital murder, which covers specific intentional and premeditated killings: killing during a kidnapping for ransom, murder for hire, killing by a prison or jail inmate, killing the victim of a rape or sodomy, killing a law enforcement officer, killing more than one person in the same act or scheme, and killing a child under 14 during a kidnapping intended to commit a sex offense. The prosecutor must file notice of intent, and a unanimous jury must find aggravating circumstances not outweighed by mitigating circumstances; otherwise the sentence is life without parole. By statute, executions are carried out by intravenous injection of substances chosen by the secretary of corrections.

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