Supreme Court of Kansas· 7/20/2012

State v. Sims

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294 Kan. 821
280 P.3d 780

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holding that motion to correct an illegal sentence could not be used to challenge defective complaint because the challenge seeks to overturn the conviction, not merely the sentence
finding that the district court's decision will be upheld if it is correct for any reason
holding Supreme Court has jurisdiction over motion to correct an illegal sentence filed in a case in which defendant received a life sentence
noting that only this “narrow category of issues” may be raised in motion to correct illegal sentence
holding this court has consistently declined to overrule Duke based upon the argument that the district court lacked authority to summarily deny motion to correct an illegal sentence
defining an “illegal sentence” to include one that fails to conform to law

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Judges: Biles

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