Month: September 2020

No Retroactive Application: Probation Revocation and the 2019 Amendments

Author: Parker Bednasek, Staff Editor State v. Dominguez, No. 121,618, (Kan. Ct. App. Aug. 28, 2020) Issue: Prior to 2019, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3716 (c)(1)(A)–(D)[1] required a court to impose both a jail sanction and a prison …

Conflict or Cooperation? Mandatory Consecutive Sentencing Statutes Declared Harmonious

Author: Besty Donahue, Staff Editor State v. Vaughn, No. 121,340 (Kan. Ct. App., Aug. 14, 2020). Issue: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6606(d)[1] mandates that individuals convicted of felonies while on bond release for a prior felony shall serve …