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KSA 021-051-0009 – Multiple prosecutions for same act; lesser included crimes

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 021-051-0009

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21-5109.Multiple prosecutions for same act; lesser included crimes.(a) When the same conduct of a defendant may establish the commission of more than one crime under the laws of this state, the defendant may be prosecuted for each of such crimes. Each of such crimes may be alleged as a separate count in a single complaint, information or indictment. (b) Upon prosecution for a crime, the defendant may be convicted of either the crime charged or a lesser included crime, but not both. A lesser inc

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