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STATE v. CHEEKS

No. 111,279.

352 P.3d 551 (2015)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Jerome CHEEKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

June 19, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Dent, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Jerome A. Gorman, district attorney, argued the cause, and Derek Schmidt, attorney general, was on the brief for appellee.

This appeal arises from a second district court denial of defendant Jerome Cheeks' petition for postconviction DNA testing. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Cheeks was convicted in 1993 of the second-degree murder of his wife. Cheeks received a prison sentence of 15 years...

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