Legal Opinion

State v. Sims

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 20, 2012No. 105,931PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, J.:

Essex Sims directly appeals the summary denial of his pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence. He asserts five claims of error. Four challenge his convictions, not his sentence, and the fifth contends the district court’s order was unclear as to whether his sentences were consecutive or concurrent. We affirm the district court’s summary denial. A motion to correct an illegal sentence cannot be used to challenge a conviction, so the four claims at*822tacking his convictions are not properly raised. See State v. Deal, 286 Kan. 528, Syl. ¶ 2,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. SchoonoverSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  2. State v. DukeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  3. State v. SimsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  4. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  5. State v. HogeSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. TrotterSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
  2. State v. QuestedSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015
  3. State v. GilbertSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  4. State v. ReddingSupreme Court of Kansas · 2019
  5. State v. MorningstarSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014

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