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K.S.A. § 21-4701 (2026)

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21-4701.

History: L. 1992, ch. 239, § 1; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 194 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1973–2024 · leading case: Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004).
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Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004). · cites it 2× “0016 (2003); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4701 et seq. (2003); Mich.”
State v. Quested, 352 P.3d 553 (Kan. 2015). · cites it 6× “21-4720—a provision of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., which became effective in 1993—discusses consecutive sentencing but does not cover the circumstances of his case.”
State v. Carr, 53 P.3d 843 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 4× “He entered into a plea agreement in which the State agreed to recommend a mid-range sentence in the applicable grid box under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., no fine, and probation under the guidelines presumption.”
State v. Gould, 23 P.3d 801 (Kan. 2001). · cites it 2× “2348 (2000), renders her enhanced sentence void and the Kansas upward departure sentencing scheme, part of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., unconstitutional.”
State v. Ballard, 218 P.3d 432 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 3× “It defines a “departure” as “a sentence which is inconsistent with the presumptive sentence for an offender.”
State v. Ortega-Cadelan, 194 P.3d 1195 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “” If the sentencing judge departs from the mandatoiy minimum term, the departure sentence “shall be the sentence pursuant to the sentencing guidelines act, K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., and amendments thereto, and no sentence of a mandatoiy minimum term of imprisonment shall be…”
State v. Wetrich, 412 P.3d 984 (Kan. 2018). “According to the legislative history, the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4701 et seq. , is based on the following principles: "1.”
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “The departure sentence shall be the sentence pursuant to the sentencing guidelines act, K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., and amendments thereto, and no sentence of a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment shall be imposed hereunder.”
State v. Fewell, 184 P.3d 903 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 2× “As a result of this history and the severity level of Fewell's primary conviction, the district court sentenced him to 13 months' imprisonment (the middle score in the sentencing box), then suspended this sentence and placed Fewell on 12 months' probation, followed by 12 months'…”
State v. Inkelaar, 264 P.3d 81 (Kan. 2011). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, this court remanded the cases for resentencing under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq., rather than under the off-grid sentencing provisions required by Jessica's Law.”
State v. Jamerson, 433 P.3d 698 (Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “The State complains that under Guder a defendant can game the system and undermine a plea agreement by waiting until after sentencing to object to incorrect criminal history scores.”
State v. Ivory, 41 P.3d 781 (Kan. 2002). “Ivory received a sentence within the presumptive range, the sentence was not subject to challenge on appeal, and Apprendi did not apply.”
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— K.S.A. § 21-4701(d)(7) — 1 case
State v. Patterson, 930 P.2d 22 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997).
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