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KSA 021-068-0016 – Departure sentencing for drug crimes; finding substantial and compelling reasons for departure; aggravating factors considered in determining if reasons exist | Kansas Law

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KSA 021-068-0016 – Departure sentencing for drug crimes; finding substantial and compelling reasons for departure; aggravating factors considered in determining if reasons exist

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 021-068-0016

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21-6816.Departure sentencing for drug crimes; finding substantial and compelling reasons for departure; aggravating factors considered in determining if reasons exist.(a) The following aggravating factors apply to drug crimes and may be considered in determining whether substantial and compelling reasons for departure exist: (1) The crime was committed as part of a major organized drug manufacture, cultivation or distribution activity. Two or more of the following nonexclusive factors constitut

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