State v. Jolly

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Malone, J.:

The State appealed the district court’s imposition of a departure sentence from a Jessica’s Law life sentence under K.S.A. 21-4643(a). In a split decision, the Court of Appeals, concluding there were no substantial and compelling reasons for granting the defendant’s departure motion, reversed the district court and remanded the case for resentencing. State v. Jolly, No. 106,680, 2012 WL 5519179, at s7 (Kan. App. 2012) (unpublished opinion). We granted defendant’s petition for review. We reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the district…