State v. Flores

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

This is á direct appeal by Rafael Flores of the trial court’s imposition of consecutive sentences for Flores’-convictions of first-degree felony murder and attempted voluntary manslaughter. Based on our interpretation of K.S.A. 21-4721, we conclude that we have no jurisdiction to review Flores’ nondeparture sentences despite his claims of abuse of discretion, partiality, prejudice, or corrupt motive.

Factual and procedural background

The crimes involved in this appeal were committed on October 5, 1996, when Flores, then a 14-year-old minor,…