Legal Opinion

State v. Wilkie

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided August 12, 1994No. 70,693Published

1Opinion of the Court

Elliott, J.:

Christopher Wilkie appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to aggravated escape from custody. K.S.A. 21-3810. He alleges the trial court erred in failing to consider the presumption of assignment to community corrections. K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 21-4606b.

We affirm.

While serving a sentence for aggravated assault, Wilkie escaped and subsequently pled guilty to the aggravated escape charge and was sentenced to one to two years, to run consecutive to his prior sentence.

We recognize that State v. Turner, 251 Kan. 43, 833 P.2d 921 (1992), requires that when sentencing a D or E felon,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  2. State v. VargasCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1993
  3. State v. MosesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994

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