Cedrick Maurice Warren, 25, and Dominic J. Moore, 29, both of Kansas City, Kan., were sentenced to life plus 25 years for the 2009 murders of Larry LeDoux and Charles Ford.
The sentences are to be served consecutively. The life in prison sentence is considered to be a “hard 25” sentence.
In October 2010 Warren and Moore were found guilty by a Wyandotte County jury of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder in the deaths of LeDoux and Ford.
The jury also found Warren and Moore guilty of attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of Brandon Ford, who was injured by survived.
The convictions were upheld by the Kansas Supreme Court, but the “hard 50” sentences originally imposed were reversed and remanded for re-sentencing. The Kansas sentencing statute in effect at the time of the original sentence authorized a “hard 50” sentence of life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 50 years, and it was found unconstitutional in 2013.
Judge Bill Klapper heard the re-sentencing as ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court and sentenced both Warren and Moore to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years, plus an additional 300 months (25 years) to run consecutive to the life sentence.
The case was investigated by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Sheryl Lidtke.