State v. Morley

No. 120,017 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. RONALD D. MORLEY, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A sentencing court is required to impose the presumptive sentence provided by the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6815(a), unless the court finds substantial and compelling reasons to impose a departure sentence. 2. A substantial and compelling reason to depart downward from a presumptive sentence is a mitigating factor. Although K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6815(c)(1)(A)-(E) provides a list of potential mitigating factors, the list is…