Legal Opinion
State v. Emery
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided August 22, 2025No. 127476Published
1Opinion of the Court
No. 127,476 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WILLIE JOE EMERY, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT When an offender raises a criminal history challenge for the first time on appeal, K.S.A. 21-6814(d) allows an appellate court to consider journal entries from Kansas and out-of-state convictions if the challenge can be answered on the face of the journal entries. If not, and further evidence is required, K.S.A. 21-6814(d) allows an appellate court to take judicial notice of journal entries, complaints, plea agreements, jury instructions, and verdict…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- State v. DickeySupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
- Farley v. EngelkenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1987
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