Legal Opinion

State v. Brook

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 10, 2019No. 115657PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by Beier, J.:

Defendant Skyler Lee Brook appeals the district court's correction of his postrelease supervision term after his probation was revoked and he was ordered to serve his original sentence. He challenges the district court judge's statutory authority to change the term from two years to lifetime, and he argues the lifetime postrelease term constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

We affirm the district judge's decision and our Court of Appeals' endorsement of it.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Brook pleaded no contest to sexual exploitation of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. State v. KeelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  4. State v. Van CleaveSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
  5. State v. HallSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. – State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
  2. State v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2019

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