State v. Brown

Hill, J.:

Under Kansas law, the length of time spent in a residential facility must be credited toward a defendant’s sentence if placement in that facility was imposed as a condition of probation. *491When Darren Brown was placed on probation, he was ordered to reside at Atishwin Half-Way house for 1 year. Brown absconded before the year was completed. When his probation was later revoked, the court refused to grant him any allowance for his time living at the halfway house. We hold that Brown must receive credit for the time he lived at the halfway house while on probation because it was a…