State v. Heywood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

After pleading guilty in two separate cases, Paul Lester Heywood was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life for aggravated criminal sodomy. (K.S.A. 21-3506, a class B felony). Based on our holding in State v. Clements, 241 Kan. 77, 734 P.2d 1096 (1987), he was resentenced to two consecutive terms of 5-20 years. Heywood appeals, claiming that the imposition of consecutive terms at resentencing was beyond the district court’s remand jurisdiction, presumably vindictive, and an abuse of discretion.

On February 1, 1985, Heywood…