堪萨斯州最高法院将决定,在2000年威奇塔大屠杀中被定罪的卡尔兄弟是否值得举行新的判刑听证会。 The Kansas Supreme Court will decide whether the Carr brothers, convicted in the 2000 Wichita massacre, deserve new sentencing hearings.

堪萨斯州最高法院将于2026年1月28日听取Reginald和Jonathan Carr在2000年Wichita屠杀案中被定罪的上诉中的口头辩论。 The Kansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 28, 2026, in the appeal of Reginald and Jonathan Carr, convicted in the 2000 Wichita massacre that killed four and left one survivor. 2002年被判处死刑的兄弟于2014年被推翻,但美国最高法院于2016年恢复了他们的死刑。 The brothers, sentenced to death in 2002, had their death sentences overturned in 2014 but reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016. 堪萨斯州最高法院维持了2022年的判决,美国最高法院于2023年拒绝了复审。 The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the sentences in 2022, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined review in 2023. 2023年,州高等法院下令开始执行程序,促使卡尔斯人寻求新的判刑听证会。 In 2023, the state’s high court ordered execution proceedings to begin, prompting the Carrs to seek new sentencing hearings. 2024年4月,一名地区法官拒绝了他们的请求,他们就该决定提出的上诉现已提交堪萨斯最高法院,由最高法院决定是否需要举行新的听证会。 A district judge denied their request in April 2024, and their appeal of that decision is now before the Kansas Supreme Court, which will decide whether new hearings are required.