State v. Kerrigan

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,862 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THOMAS JAMES KERRIGAN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. We review issues of statutory interpretation de novo, meaning we give no deference to the conclusions reached by the district court or the Court of Appeals resulting from their interpretation of the statute. 2. When interpreting statutes, our purpose is to discern legislative intent and, to do so, we begin by looking to the plain language of the statute. If the language of the statute is plain and unambiguous, an appellate court will not speculate…