State v. Farmer

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,534 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DARRELL LAMONT FARMER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An appellate court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the district court's denial of a departure motion from a presumptive sentence under the revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6801 et seq. 2. A district court lacks discretion to depart from the mandatory life sentence for felony murder. 3. Supreme Court Rule 6.02(a)(5) (2020 Kan. S. Ct. R. 34), requires appellants to explain why an appellate court should hear an…