State v. Davenport

Gernon, J.:

Michael L. Davenport appeals the district court’s refusal to allow jail time credit on his previously imposed sentence for time spent imprisoned for civil contempt.

Davenport was originally charged with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. As part of a plea bargain, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and received a sentence mandated by the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act of 68 months in the custody of the Secretary of Corrections.

A material component of the plea bargain was Davenport’s agreement to testify at other hearings or trials concerning the events and…