Legal Opinion

State v. Bryant

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 27, 2019No. 118848PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 118,848 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. TIMOTHY C. BRYANT, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The legality of a sentence challenged through a motion to correct illegal sentence is judged as of the time the sentence was pronounced. Subsequent changes in the law do not render a legal sentence illegal. 2. A motion to correct illegal sentence is an inappropriate vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of a sentence. Appeal from Wyandotte District Court; J. DEXTER BURDETTE, judge. Opinion filed November 27, 2019. Affirmed. Michelle A. Davis, of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. State v. KeelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  5. State v. WetrichSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Kansas · 2021
  2. State v. BroxtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020
  3. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020
  4. State v. McCroySupreme Court of Kansas · 2021
  5. State v. BradfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020

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