State v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Subsequent to the sentencing hearing at which appellant Justin Jones was sentenced for committing the crime of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, this court filed several decisions that explain the steps to be taken if a sentencing court departs from the sentence provided for in K.S.A. 21-4643(a), (d) (Jessica’s Law). The sentencing court did not explicitly take these steps or make the corresponding findings. As a result, under these recent decisions, Jones’ sentence would be considered illegal, meaning it should be vacated.…