(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Prewett" by Supreme Court of Kansas ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Prewett
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 19, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a criminal action wherein Nolan Prewett directly
appeals from his convictions after a trial to the court. Prewett
was convicted of the following offenses: two counts of
first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401; two counts of aggravated
kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3421; two counts of aggravated criminal
sodomy, K.S.A. 21-3506; two counts of rape, K.S.A. 21-3502; and
two counts of enticement of a child, K.S.A. 21-3509. Prewett was
sentenced to life imprisonment on each count of murder and
aggravated kidnapping. For aggravated sodomy and rape, Prewett
was sentenced to not less than fifteen years nor more than life
on each count. Finally, Prewett was sentenced to not less than
three nor more than ten years for each of the two counts of
enticement of a child. The sentences on the two counts of murder
are to be served consecutively and all other sentences are to run
concurrently with the murder sentences. The district court
suspended execution of the sentences and Prewett was committed to
the Larned State Security Hospital in lieu of imprisonment
pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3430. The facts are that on July 19, 1986, Pamela Mahomes, who lived
at 1530 Tyler, Topeka, Kansas, reported to the Topeka Police
Department that her three-year-old daughter, Shavon, and
six-year-old daughter, Shannon, were missing. A neighborhood
search for the young girls proved fruitless. Two neighborhood
children told police they had last seen Shavon and Shannon on
Nolan Prewett's porch at 1524 Tyler. The children stated Prewett
stood in the open front door, with his hands behind his back,
talking with the girls. Ultimately, a search warrant for
Prewett's residence was issued on July 20, 1986. Police officers
discovered the bodies of Shavon and Shannon in Prewett's basement
stuffed between a furnace and stud wall. Prewett and another
individual
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