STATE v. GARCIA

No. 87,691.

274 Kan. 708 (2002)

56 P.3d 797

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JONATHAN DEWAYNE GARCIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Lawless, acting chief appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Edmond D. Brancart, county attorney, argued the cause, and Keri A. Kish, assistant county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

Jonathan DeWayne Garcia appeals his sentences following a no contest plea to aggravated battery and incitement to riot.

The issues are whether: (1) the fact that Garcia's crimes were gang related under K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-4704a(k) must be proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt before that fact can be used to impose a prison term rather than probation, (2) the district court erred in failing to...

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