Legal Opinion

State v. Vasquez

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided April 29, 2016No. 113,473PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Standridge, J.:

Pete D. Vasquez appeals the district court’s decision to summarily deny his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Specifically, Vasquez argues the district court erred by over-classifying his prior pre-Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) burglary and robbery convictions as person felonies for criminal history purposes, which resulted in an illegal sentence. Vasquez claims he is entitled to relief under Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. _, 133 S. Ct. 2276, 186 L. Ed. 2d 438 (2013), and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S. Ct. 2348, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435 (2000), as…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. State v. GouldSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  5. State v. KeelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2015

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. HollinshedCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2020

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