State v. Terrell

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,680 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ROBERT GLENN TERRELL, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The classification of prior offenses for criminal history purposes involves statutory interpretation, which presents a question of law subject to unlimited appellate review. 2. Under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., all prior convictions, whether out-of-state, pre-guidelines, or amended post-guidelines, are to be classified as person or nonperson as of the time the new crime is committed. Review of the judgment…