Vontress v. State

Standridge, J.:

Damon Vontress appeals from the district court’s decision to summarily deny his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion as untimely. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

Facts

In August 1996, Vontress was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, and criminal possession of a firearm. The district court imposed a mandatory 40-year prison sentence for the first-degree murder conviction and consecutive prison sentences of 78 months, 41 months, and 8 months, respectively, for the remaining convictions. Vontress appealed his convictions and sentences to…