21-3719.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3719; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 118; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 77; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 30; L. 2006, ch. 211, § 4; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Defending the Arson Case," Pedro L. Irigonegaray, XIV J.K.T.L.A. No. 2, 12 (1990).
"Review of the Proposed Kansas Sentencing Guidelines," Geary N. Gorup, XIV J.K.T.L.A. No. 5, 15 (1991).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Court did not err in refusing requested instruction on damage. State v. McVeigh, 213 Kan. 432, 439, 516 P.2d 918.
2. Charge but no conviction hereunder not necessarily determinative of venue. State v. Pyle, 216 Kan. 423, 433, 532 P.2d 1309.
3. Defendant not denied constitutional nor statutory guarantee to speedy trial. State v. Fink, 217 Kan. 671, 672, 538 P.2d 1390.
4. Argument rejected that since victims were dead before house set on fire there was no human being in the house; conviction for murder and aggravated arson affirmed. State v. Case, 228 Kan. 733, 738, 620 P.2d 821.
5. Conviction for aggravated arson upheld. State v. Johnson, 229 Kan. 42, 44, 45, 621 P.2d 992.
6. Admission of in-custody statement made after demand for attorney held prejudicial error. State v. Carty, 231 Kan. 282, 644 P.2d 407 (1982).
7. Conviction reversed; evidence required to establish crime, what constitutes interest in another person examined. State v. Houck, 240 Kan. 130, 727 P.2d 460 (1986).
8. Sentence within statutory limits, consideration of alternatives, direct appeal of probation denial examined. State v. Hamilton, 240 Kan. 539, 540, 731 P.2d 863 (1987).
9. Phrase "any interest" in K.S.A. 21-3718(1)(a) includes lease-hold interest in real property. State v. Johnson, 12 Kan. App. 2d 239, 243, 738 P.2d 872 (1987).
10. Cited; comparison of K.S.A. 21-3718, 21-3719 with statute listing different drug substances (K.S.A. 65-4107) as supporting separate crimes examined. State v. McMannis, 12 Kan. App. 2d 464, 465, 747 P.2d 1343 (1987).
11. The 6 th Amendment as shield to defendant's misconduct; admitting statement of deceased eyewitness; admitting prior taped statement of prosecution witness; nonuse of ballistics report examined. State v. Gettings, 244 Kan. 236, 238, 769 P.2d 25 (1989).
12. Conviction reversed where crime charged not crime committed; cunnilingus as not sodomy (K.S.A. 21-3506) nor incest (K.S.A. 21-3602) noted. State v. Schad, 247 Kan. 242, 246, 795 P.2d 406 (1990).
13. Sufficiency of underlying felony in felony murder trial, content of information examined. State v. Davis, 247 Kan. 566, 567, 802 P.2d 541 (1990).
14. Sufficiency of evidence, instructions on reasonable doubt, evidence of prior crimes, prosecutorial statements in closing arguments examined. State v. Dunn, 249 Kan. 488, 489, 820 P.2d 412 (1991).
15. Imposition of statutory minimum sentence as not subject to abuse of discretion allegation noted. State v. Beechum, 251 Kan. 194, 200, 202, 833 P.2d 988 (1992).
16. Trial of juvenile as adult, selection of jury, application of rape shield statute. State v. Walker, 252 Kan. 117, 118, 843 P.2d 203 (1992).
17. Sufficiency of evidence, failure to suppress defendant's confession noted. State v. McBroom, 252 Kan. 376, 377, 845 P.2d 654 (1993).
18. In context of aggravated arson statute, a "human being" means a living person; insufficient evidence to support conviction of aggravated arson, defendant resentenced for arson. State v. Kingsley, 252 Kan. 761, 762, 779, 780, 781, 851 P.2d 370 (1993).
19. Whether jury instructions failed to include all essential elements of offense requiring convictions be set aside examined. State v. Duke, 256 Kan. 703, 712, 887 P.2d 110 (1994).
20. Whether ineligibility for sentence conversion on any crime precludes retroactive application of sentencing guidelines examined. State v. Lunsford, 257 Kan. 508, 509, 511, 894 P.2d 200 (1995).
21. Trial court jury instruction on attempted aggravated arson clearly erroneous; term explosive defined. State v. Walker, 21 Kan. App. 2d 950, 951, 910 P.2d 868 (1996).
22. Sufficient for conviction of aggravated arson to establish victim was renting or occupying premises. State v. Boone, 277 Kan. 208, 83 P.3d 195 (2004).
23. Felony murder convictions affirmed; discussion of unanimity instructions; alternative means cases and multiple acts cases. State v. Dixon, 289 Kan. 46, 209 P.3d 675 (2009).
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