State v. Thomas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

James M. Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment under the provisions of K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 in violation of K.S.A. 21-3504(a)(3). On appeal, Thomas seeks to have his sentence vacated. We reject his request and affirm his sentence, concluding (1) his argument that the sentence constitutes cruel or unusual punishment cannot be considered because the issue was not argued before the district court and (2) the district court did not…