State v. Medina

Malone, C.J.:

Juan Medina appeals his sentence of lifetime postrelease supervision following his conviction of aggravated criminal sodomy committed when he was under the age of 18. Medina argues that the imposition of lifetime postrelease supervision for juveniles convicted of a sex offense is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and § 9 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights. Based on controlling Kansas Supreme Court precedent, we agree. Thus, we vacate the lifetime postrelease supervision portion of Medina’s sentence for aggravated criminal sodomy…