State v. Minor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

Kelly Minor was convicted by a jury of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, K.S.A. 21-3506(a)(1), a severity level 2 person felony.

Minor appeals his conviction, contending the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statements, claiming they were involuntarily made.

The State cross-appeals the trial court’s granting of a downward durational departure from a presumptive sentence of 256 months to a sentence of 72 months’ imprisonment. The State contends the sentencing court did not state substantial and compelling reasons…