State v. Cook

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 126,288 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRENTON S. COOK, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 22-3504(c)(1) defines an illegal sentence as one imposed by a court without jurisdiction, one that does not conform to the applicable statutory provision, or one that is ambiguous. 2. As used in 22-3504(c)(1), the phrase "applicable statutory provision" is limited to those statutory provisions that define the crime, assign the category of punishment, or involve the criminal history classification. Appeal from Saline District Court; JARED B. JOHNSON,…