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749 Days and a Sentencing Error: A Kansas Case Study into Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6615(a)

State v. Ervin, No. 126,747, 2025 WL 1088041 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2025).  Author: Michael O’Keefe, Staff Editor Issue: Did the district court err in calculating Ervin’s jail-time credit by failing to award credit for all days he was incarcerated …

Counting Lessons for Lawyers: A “Third or Subsequent” Conviction Requires a Preexisting First and Second Conviction for Drug-Crime Sentencing

State v. Bell, No. 125,770, 2024 WL 5174550 (Kan. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2024). Author: Carson Schmidt, Staff Editor Issue: When sentencing for drug crimes, does K.S.A. § 21-6805(f)(1) use the “inclusive rule” for “third or subsequent felony [drug] …