State v. Horselooking

No. 115,656 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ALVIN P. HORSELOOKING, JR., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Interpretation of a sentencing statute is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review. 2. K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6811(e)(1) mandates that out-of-state convictions shall be used in classifying the offender's criminal history. An out-of-state crime will be classified as either a felony or a misdemeanor according to the convicting jurisdiction. If the crime is a felony in the convicting jurisdiction, it will be counted as a…