State v. Hill

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 119,359 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BILLY J. HILL, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An appellate court generally reviews the denial of a postsentence motion to withdraw a plea for an abuse of discretion. 2. The one-year statute of limitations for moving to withdraw a plea in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3210(e)(1) begins to run for preexisting claims on the date the amended statute became effective, April 16, 2009. A motion filed after the statute of limitations has expired may be granted only if the movant establishes excusable neglect. 3. Pro se…