State v. Mareska

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Jon H. Mareska, Jr., appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to modify sentence. The sole issue raised by the defendant is whether the district court erred in denying the motion to modify sentence without considering the policy and factors set out in K.S.A. 21-4601 and K.S.A. 21-4606.

On February 6, 1992, Mareska pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping, one count of rape, and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. For Mareska’s guilty pleas, the State agreed to withdraw its…