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No juror misconduct: Court upholds Kan. man’s murder conviction

TOPEKA —The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the 2011 convictions 38-year-old Thomas Jenkins of Salina for the death of Alfred Mack in 2009, according to a published decision released Friday.

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In a unanimous decision written by Justice Eric Rosen, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld Jenkins’ convictions in Saline County District Court for first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated burglary, theft, three counts of criminal threat, two counts of domestic battery, and criminal restraint.

The court held the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; the district court had not abused its discretion when it found there had been no juror misconduct; and a retrospective competency hearing was feasible.

Mack was killed in the early morning hours of June 13, 2009, in his apartment.

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