State v. McKay

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The State of Kansas petitions this court for review of a published Court of Appeals’ opinion finding the fact that the defendant Johnnie McKay, Jr., absconded from the court’s jurisdiction for 2 months was not a substantial and compelling reason to depart from the presumptive sentence of probation. See State v. McKay, 28 Kan. App. 2d 185, 12 P.3d 924 (2000).

The facts of this case are as follows: The defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State of Kansas wherein he agreed to plead guilty to five counts of forgery for presenting…