State v. Huskey

Larson, J.:

Terry S. Huskey, Sr., appeals the denial of his motion to modify his sentence.

The issue for our determination is whether the sentencing judge complied with K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 21-4603(4)(a) in denying the request of Huskey to be placed in a community corrections program.

Huskey was sentenced on July 19, 1991, to the custody of the Secretary of Corrections, for a controlling term of one to five years, following his guilty pleas to one count of theft, one count of attempted possession of cocaine, and one count of possession of marijuana. The Topeka correctional facility-east (TCFE)…