STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 104,909.

272 P.3d 1282 (2012)

47 Kan. App. 2d 102

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Brian WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Korey A. Kaul , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Darrell E. Miller , county attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellee.

Before BUSER, P.J., MARQUARDT and LEBEN, JJ.


LEBEN, J.

The sentence for theft may be enhanced to presumed prison—rather than probation—if the defendant has three or more prior felony-theft convictions. But a prior conviction used to enhance a penalty can't be counted in the criminal-history score, which affects the length of imprisonment.

When the district court sentenced Brian Williams for theft, Williams had four prior felony-theft convictions. The district court used three of the convictions...

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