State v. Reese

Greene, C.J.:

Christian W. Reese appeals his sentence for a fifth lifetime conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), arguing that the district court erred in failing to retroac*88tively apply K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 8-1567(j)(3), which, for purposes of determining whether a DUI conviction is a first, second, third, fourth, or subsequent conviction, shortens the “look-back” provision language from “any convictions occurring during a person’s lifetime” to “only convictions occurring on or after July 1, 2001.” L. 2011, ch. 105, sec. 19.

Factual and Procedural Background

On July 3, 2009,…