Legal Opinion

State v. Gales

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 4, 2020No. 119302PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 119,302 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. GREGORY LYNN GALES, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether a sentence is illegal is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review. 2. The penalty parameters for an offense are fixed on the date the offense was committed. Review of the judgment of the Court of Appeals in 57 Kan. App. 2d 325,

452 P.3d 868

(2019). Appeal from Edwards District Court; BRUCE T. GATTERMAN, judge. Opinion filed December 4, 2020. Judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the district court is reversed.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. State v. KeelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  5. State v. DickeySupreme Court of Kansas · 2015

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3Cited by3 opinions

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