State v. Kinder

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 112,844 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JAMES KINDER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Interpretation of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) is a question of law subject to unlimited review. 2. To ascertain the legislative intent underlying particular statutory provisions, appellate courts give effect, if possible, to the entire act. It is the court's duty, so far as practicable, to reconcile different provisions so as to make them consistent, harmonious, and sensible. 3. K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-6603(g) defines probation in relevant part…