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Updated on July 20, 2020
Mootness After Sentence Completion: A Prudential Analysis
Under Kansas law, a petitioner’s appeal to correct an illegal sentence is moot if the sentence is already complete, unless there is a collateral injury that the motion can correct.
Updated on January 8, 2019
Courts Don’t Have to Explain Denials of Downward Departures
State v. Powell, No. 115,457 (Kan. Aug. 24, 2018). Issue: Jessica’s law imposes specific sentences for sex crimes against minors. The court may lessen the sentence if it finds substantial and compelling reasons to do so. However, it cannot …