(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Pelzer" by Supreme Court of Kansas * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Pelzer
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 27, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an appeal by the State on a question reserved pursuant to K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 22-3602. The sentencing court, after the defendant was convicted of the crime of aggravated robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon (a handgun), refused to impose a mandatory minimum sentence under K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 21-4618 when it was established that defendant used an inoperable handgun in the commission of the crime. The State appeals. The question concerning the operability of the handgun arose in this manner. The defendant requested that the handgun be test-fired by the firearms laboratory of the Wichita Police Department prior to the entry of any plea. The test-firing disclosed that the handgun could not fire a bullet because of a mechanical defect in the firing mechanism. The firing pin would not strike the cartridge when the trigger was pulled.
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