STATE v. FIERRO

No. 70,585

257 Kan. 639 (1995)

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOHN E. FIERRO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenton G. Lonker, of Shultz & Lonker, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

JaLynn Copp, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with her on the brief for appellee.

Debra J. Wilson, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, were on the brief for amicus curiae Office of the Kansas Appellate Defender.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ABBOTT, J.:

This is a sentencing case arising out of the period of transition from statutory indeterminate sentencing to sentencing under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 21-4701 et seq. The KSGA took effect July 1, 1993. We concentrate on the rules governing offenders who committed crimes before July 1, 1993, but were not sentenced until...

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