State v. Sinnard

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,687 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOSHUA F. SINNARD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Appellate courts review a district court's decision to grant a continuance under the speedy trial exceptions in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3402(e) for an abuse of discretion. A district court abuses its discretion if its decision (1) is based on an error of law—if the discretion is guided by an erroneous legal conclusion; (2) is based on an error of fact—if substantial competent evidence does not support a factual finding on which a prerequisite conclusion of…