State v. Union

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,643 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ALONZO UNION, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT A no contest plea to a charged offense operates to establish every essential well- pleaded element of that offense. When one of those essential elements requires the taking of resources having a certain value, the well-pleaded facts in the charging document necessary to support this "value" element may be considered as evidence to support restitution. Review of the judgment of the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion filed October 21, 2022. Appeal from…