TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said the Shawnee County District Court improperly assessed a prior conviction of Topeka defendant Richard Allen Luarks and incorrectly sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
Luarks was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated battery for stabbing a person in 2010.
The state Supreme Court vacated Luarks' sentence and ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said the Shawnee County District Court improperly assessed a prior conviction of Topeka defendant Richard Allen Luarks and incorrectly sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
Luarks was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated battery for stabbing a person in 2010.
The state Supreme Court vacated Luarks' sentence and ...