State v. Patton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This appeal arises on petition for review of our Court of Appeals’ decision foreclosing a late appeal of sentence pursued by defendant Joshua Delore Patton. Patton seeks to take advantage of this court’s ruling in State v. McAdam, 277 Kan. 136, 83 P.3d 161 (2004), through application of this court’s decision in State v. Ortiz, 230 Kan. 733, 640 P.2d 1255 (1982).

Factual and Procedural Background

Patton was originally charged with seven drug-related offenses. He secured retained counsel, and he agreed to plead guilty to one count of attempted…