State v. R.H.
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Appellant's motion to correct an illegal sentence under Kan. Stat. Ann. 22-3504 asserting that his sentence was unconstitutional, holding that the Legislature has foreclosed Appellant's ability to challenge the constitutionality of his sentence through the illegal sentence statute.
Appellant was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for multiple felonies he committed as a juvenile. Decades later, Appellant filed a pro se motion seeking relief under section 22-3504 and Kan. Stat. Ann. 60-1507. The district court denied the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's challenges fell outside the narrow definition of an "illegal sentence" under section 22-3504, and Appellant abandoned any other claim for relief on appeal.
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