Legal Opinion
State v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 5, 2021No. 121881PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,881 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL STEVEN HAYES, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The plain language of K.S.A. 22-3504, which allows an illegal sentence to be corrected at any time, operates as a legislative override of traditional principles of waiver, abandonment, and res judicata. 2. The plain language of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 22-3504(3) defines an illegal sentence as one imposed by a court without jurisdiction, one that does not conform to statutes, or one that is ambiguous. This definition does not include a claim that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. GouldSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
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- State v. DunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 2016
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3Cited by4 opinions
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