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Rule 120

Rule 120: Death Penalty Case - Notice to Appellate Court

Section District Courts
If a county or district attorney files notice under K.S.A. 21-6617 that the attorney intends—on conviction of a defendant charged with capital murder—to request a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to death, the clerk must forward a copy of the notice to the clerk of the appellate courts no later than 7 days after filing.

[History: New rule effective May 28, 1997; Am. effective July 1, 2010; Rule restyled effective July 1, 2012.]

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