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Kansas Capital Punishment Laws
More Information on Capital Punishment Laws
| Code Section | 21-3401; 21-3436; 21-3439, 21-4624 et seq.; 22-4001 |
| Is Capital Punishment Allowed? | Yes |
| Effect of Defendant's Incapacity | Suspend sentence |
| Minimum Age | 18 |
| Available for Crimes Other than Homicide? | None |
| Definition of Capital Homicide | Murder committed in the commission of, attempt to commit, or in flight from an inherently dangerous felony, including: kidnapping, robbery, rape, burglary, theft, child abuse, sodomy, arson, treason; murder committed for hire or hiring one to commit murder; murder committed while defendant is in custody of correctional institution; murder of law enforcement officer; of multiple persons; of child under 14 in commission of kidnapping |
| Method of Execution | Lethal injection |
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