tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21065343.post9061660840855393844..comments2023-08-11T02:47:49.109-05:00Comments on Kansas Defenders: Pre-guidelines prior convictions are nonperson feloniesRandall Hodgkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429850112416642766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21065343.post-40140661126353939412014-10-03T14:36:16.778-05:002014-10-03T14:36:16.778-05:00Will this new ruling also cover In State pre 1993 ...Will this new ruling also cover In State pre 1993 felonies? clutch cargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529170323122309356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21065343.post-87135032730088687122014-06-11T10:46:28.518-05:002014-06-11T10:46:28.518-05:00All pre guidelines convictions should be misdemean...All pre guidelines convictions should be misdemeanor only as there was no statutory authority describing a "nonperson felony" prior to July 1, 1993. Only the legislature has power to define and classify crimes as there are no common law crimes or punishments. KSA 21-4723, enacted as part of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, expressly states "the provisions of this act creating a presumptive sentencing guidelines system have no application to crimes committed before July 1, 1993." Given the anti-retroactivity commandment of KSA 21-4723, how can the courts describe a pre-guidelines felony conviction as either "person" or "nonperson"?? Mark J. Dinkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865857628593410665noreply@blogger.com