Legal Opinion

State v. Snellings

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 6, 2012No. 101,378PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*150The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

M.L. Snellings appeals his sentence, primarily arguing two of his convictions were assigned tire wrong severity level by the sentencing court. In making this argument, Snellings attempts to apply the identical offense sentencing doctrine. Under that doctrine, where two offenses have identical elements, an offender can be sentenced to only the less severe penalty applying to the two offenses. Specifically, Snellings argues:(1) An offense of possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture a controlled substance as…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. State v. IvorySupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  3. State v. NunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2008
  5. State v. McAdamSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  2. State v. OvermanSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  3. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  4. State v. ShellySupreme Court of Kansas · 2016
  5. Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating CouncilSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020

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