State v. Redding

The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the district court's summary denial of Defendant's motion to correct an illegal sentence, holding that the lower courts did not err or abuse their discretion.Specifically, the Court held (1) the district court's construing Defendant's motion consistent with its form and the substance of its content, rather than as a Kan. Stat. Ann. 60-1507 motion, was not in error; (2) the district court followed proper statutory procedures for imposing a departure sentence, and therefore, Defendant's sentence was not illegal; and (3) the district court did not err by summarily denying the motion without appointment of counsel for Defendant. View "State v. Redding" on Justia Law