State v. Lee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

The State of Kansas appeals from an order by the district court that granted Amoneo D. Lee’s motion to correct an illegal sentence. Lee was convicted by a jury for a 1995 murder, and the judge imposed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 40 years. The conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Lee, 266 Kan. 804, 977 P.2d 263 (1999). The validity of the sentencing procedure was not raised in the direct appeal.

In 2008, Lee filed a motion “for correction of sentence pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3504(1),” alleging, inter alia,…