State v. Huerta

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.;

This case arises on petition for review from the Court of Appeals’ dismissal of defendant Eric Huerta’s sentencing appeal for lack of jurisdiction under the authority of K.S.A. 21-4721(c)(l). Huerta challenges the constitutionality of this statute, arguing for reversal and remand to the Court of Appeals for consideration of each of his issues on the merits.

Huerta was sentenced to consecutive presumptive sentences totaling 372 months’ imprisonment after his guilty pleas in two multiple-felony cases. He argued in his brief to the Court of…