State v. DeCourcy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This case involved appeals in two criminal actions which were consolidated in this court and argued together. They concern the same basic legal issues — the constitutionality and interpretation of the mandatory sentencing statute (K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 21-4618). We shall consider each appeal separately.

DeCourcy and Carr

In case No. 49,381 the defendants, Sean Terrence DeCourcy and Kenneth Eugene Carr, have appealed from sentences imposed on convictions of robbery (K.S.A. 21-3426). In the district court, both defendants entered pleas of not…