Aggravating circumstances refers to the factors that increase the severity or culpability of a criminal act. Typically, the presence of an aggravating circumstance will lead to a harsher penalty for a convicted criminal.
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MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
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On February 12, 2004, Sidney Gleason, Damien Thompson, Ricky Galindo, Brittany Fulton, and Mikiala Martinez robbed Paul Elliott at knifepoint in his home in Great Bend, Kansas. See State v. Gleason, 329 P.3d 1102, 1113–14 (Kan. 2014). On February 20,...