State v. Tafolla

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,331 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JEREMIAH J. TAFOLLA, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Once a probation violation has been established, the district court's decision to revoke an offender's probation and to impose the original sentence is discretionary unless otherwise limited by statute. An appellate court reviews this decision for an abuse of discretion. A court abuses its discretion if the judicial decision is arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable, is based on an error of law, or is based on an error of fact. The offender bears the…