State v. Contreras

No. 127,830 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JORGE PONCE CONTRERAS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT Before a sentencing court may rely on a defendant's admission to increase the defendant's sentence, that admission must have been preceded by a knowing and voluntary waiver of the defendant's jury trial right. Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; SETH L. RUNDLE, judge. Submitted without oral argument. Opinion filed October 3, 2025. Sentence vacated in part and remanded with directions. Emily Brandt, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.…