WICHITA—A Kansas man was sentenced Tuesday for nine counts of "Jessica's Law child sex crimes, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Judge Jeffrey Syrios sentenced Nathan Brazille, 61 of Wichita, on nine convictions and imposed the statutory life sentence (with parole eligibility after 25 years) on each count and then ran each count consecutive for a controlling sentence of life in prison without parole eligibility for 225 years.
Brazille’s original sentencing hearing had been continued when he was appointed a new attorney following the jury trial to challenge the effective assistance of his trial lawyer.
A separate evidentiary hearing was held in December of 2020 on that issue.
Tuesday, Judge Syrios denied the motion for new trial, finding that Brazille received the effective assistance of counsel from his trial lawyer. The court then proceeded to sentencing on the nine convictions.