Kansas Supreme Court upholds Wichita man’s murder conviction in 2022 robbery

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Wichita man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 2022 homicide.

The court released its ruling Friday in the appeal of Shannon Cavitt Jr.

He was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and four counts of kidnapping in the death of 49-year-old Dennis Haynes in southeast Wichita in 2022.

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Cavitt appealed the ruling, arguing there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him. The Supreme Court found that there was sufficient evidence and upheld his convictions…

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