CAPLINGER, J.
Alcena Dawson appeals from the district court's summary denial of his K.S.A. 22-3504 motion to correct an illegal sentence. Dawson claims that a literal reading of K.S.A. 22-3504 requires the district court to appoint counsel and conduct a hearing on his motion, and that he had a right to be present at the hearing. Dawson essentially asks this court to overturn State v. Duke,
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