State v. Parks

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,832 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. PHILLIP R. PARKS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether a sentence is illegal within the meaning of the statute is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review. 2. The penalty parameters for any criminal offense are fixed as of the date the offense is committed. Appeal from Reno District Court; TRISH ROSE, judge. Opinion filed December 4, 2020. Affirmed. Shannon S. Crane, of Hutchinson, was on the brief for appellant. Keith E. Schroeder, district attorney, and Derek Schmidt,…