State v. Alford

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 129,496 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRENT L. ALFORD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT Under K.S.A. 22-3504(c)(1), an illegal sentence includes three categories: a sentence imposed without jurisdiction, a sentence that does not conform to applicable statutory provisions, and a sentence that is ambiguous as to the time and manner in which it is to be served. The second category narrowly defines an illegal sentence as one that violates a statute defining the crime, assigning the category of punishment, or classifying the defendant's criminal…