State v. Beall

KNUDSON, J.:

Donald Beall appeals the district court’s determination of sentence conversion under K.S.A. 21-4724. He argues that the court was without jurisdiction to consider departure from the sentencing range provided by the crime severity and criminal history grid matrix established under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA). He further contends that the district court’s determination of sentence under the KSGA was vindictive and based upon irrelevant evidence presented at the hearing to consider departure from the presumptive sentence range under the matrix.

We reverse the district…