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State v. Zirkle

Citations

  • 814 P.2d 452
  • 15 Kan. App. 2d 674
  • 1991 Kan. App. LEXIS 508

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  • finding appeal of parolee's challenge to the length of his sentence not moot because if his contentions on appeal were correct, he would be entitled to resentencing where the original sentence or a lesser sentence would be imposed
  • K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 21-4603[4][a] permits downward modification of sentences but does not allow harsher sentences to be imposed
  • \Both the case law interpreting the predecessor statute and the clear language of 21-4603[4][a] prohibit the court from increasing sentences.\
  • court illegally modified sentence when it increased jail time credit but also changed the original sentence from one to five years' imprisonment to two to five years

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Judges: Briscoe, Elliott, Larson

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