State v. Micheaux

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, C.J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Latisa Micheaux, from her conviction following a plea of guilty to one count of welfare fraud (K.S.A. 39-720 and K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-3701). The trial judge refused to follow the State’s recommendation that defendant be placed on probation and imposed sentence. Defendant then filed a timely appeal. The Court of Appeals reversed defendant’s conviction in an unpublished opinion filed June 18, 1987. The Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for review.

The sole issue before this court is whether…