Farris v. McKune

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a consolidated appeal. All three offenders pled guilty or nolo contendere to their respective crimes. The offenders were convicted and sentenced prior to July 1, 1993, the effective date of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4701 etseq. This case concerns the offenders’ eligibility for retroactive application of the KSGA, which would result in less severe sentences for the offenders. The offenders’ eligibility for sentence conversion is determined by the severity level of their crimes. However, the…