State v. VanReed

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.;

Jacson R. VanReed appeals from a decision of the district court denying his motion for probation under K.S.A. 21-4606a, which provides for a presumptive sentence of probation or assignment to a community corrections program for certain class E felons who have never before been convicted of a felony. The Court of Appeals dismissed the case without opinion, apparently on the authority of State v. Dantzler, 12 Kan. App. 2d 181, 737 P.2d 69 (1987). Dantzler held that there is no right of direct appeal from a denial of probation after a plea of…