Supreme Court of Kansas

State v. Farmer

February 5, 2021480 P.3d 155

Summary

The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s denial of Farmer’s departure motion, holding that the appellate court lacks jurisdiction over presumptive sentences, that the district court lacks discretion to depart from a mandatory life sentence for felony murder, and that Farmer abandoned his claim regarding KORA notice due to failure to preserve the issue.