State v. Patton

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,434 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DWAYNE LYNN PATTON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When sentencing defendants as repeat offenders under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 8-1567, the plain language of the statute establishes that the Legislature intended courts to count as prior convictions those out-of-state offenses with elements identical to, or narrower than, the Kansas DUI statute. 2. The elements of the Missouri driving while intoxicated (DWI) statute,

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.010, are broader than the elements of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 8-1567, and a…