State v. McCroy

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,783 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. PATRICK M. MCCROY, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The right to appeal derives from statute. Therefore, as a general rule, appellate courts may exercise jurisdiction only when authorized to do so by statute. 2. Consistent with State v. Scherzer, 254 Kan. 926, 929-30,

869 P.2d 729

(1994), appellate courts have jurisdiction under K.S.A. 60-2101 and K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 22-3504 to hear the State's appeal of an illegal sentence. 3. A district court's noncompliance with the graduated sanctioning scheme set forth…