State v. Roderick

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This first impression case requires us to interpret the definition of “prior conviction” in K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4710(a) for purposes of determining the criminal histoiy score under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (the guidelines), K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4701 et seq.

Michael L. Roderick, on the same day in the same district court, entered guilty pleas in three separate criminal cases for four offenses committed on different dates. At sentencing, the district court determined that none of the convictions could be included in Roderick’s…