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STATE v. VARGAS

No. 73,698.

260 Kan. 791 (1996)

926 P.2d 223

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. HECTOR J. VARGAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Seale Cateforis, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Jerome A. Gorman, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

Defendant Hector Vargas appeals his conviction of second-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3402 (Ensley 1988), a class B felony, and the maximum sentence imposed of 15 years to life. Defendant was 15 years old at the time of the murder. The defendant was prosecuted as an adult pursuant to K.S.A. 38-1636. The defendant argues that the trial court erred in (1) overruling defendant's objection to the State's peremptory...

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