State v. Turner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a first-impression community corrections sentencing case. We are called upon to construe K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 21-4606b, the statute which establishes the presumptive sentence of assignment to community corrections for class D and E felons. What showing must be made by the trial court in the sentencing record to comply with K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 21-4606b?

Our jurisdiction arises from the granting of Turner s petition for review of the Court of Appeals opinion. State v. Turner, 16 Kan. App. 2d 221, 820 P.2d 1251 (1991).

The Court of Appeals held…