堪萨斯州最高法院维持对门德斯的谋杀罪定罪,但推翻了三项抢劫罪指控。 Kansas Supreme Court upholds murder convictions for Mendez but reverses three robbery charges.

堪萨斯州最高法院确认了Francisco "Frankie" Alejandro Mendez的大部分定罪,包括谋杀和谋杀未遂,但由于证据不足,推翻了三项严重抢劫定罪。 The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed most of Francisco "Frankie" Alejandro Mendez's convictions, including murder and attempted murder, but reversed three aggravated robbery convictions due to insufficient evidence. Mendez因杀害一名Washburn大学足球运动员并打伤另一名足球运动员而被判处无期徒刑加近500年监禁。 Mendez was sentenced to life plus nearly 500 years for killing a Washburn University football player and wounding another. 法院还澄清说,预谋可在五秒钟内形成,驳回关于预谋可在一秒钟内发生的说法。 The court also clarified that premeditation can form within five seconds, rejecting the claim that it can happen in a single second.