State v. Henderson - Modified opinion - original opinion filed May 31, 2019

MODIFIED OPINION1 No. 119,172 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL EDWARD HENDERSON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether a sentence is illegal is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review. 2. Under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 22-3504, the legality of a sentence is controlled by the law in effect when the sentenced was pronounced. Thus, a sentence that was legal when pronounced does not become illegal if the law later changes. 3. The Kansas Supreme Court's decision in State v. Wetrich, 307 Kan. 552,

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