21-6814. Offender's criminal history; admission in court or determined by judge; burden of proof; notice of error by offender. (a) The offender's criminal history shall be admitted in open court by the offender or determined by a preponderance of the evidence at the sentencing hearing by the sentencing judge.
(b) Except to the extent disputed in accordance with subsection (c), the summary of the offender's criminal history prepared for the court by the state shall satisfy the state's burden of proof regarding an offender's criminal history.
(c) Upon receipt of the criminal history worksheet prepared for the court, the offender shall immediately notify the district attorney and the court with written notice of any error in the proposed criminal history worksheet. Such notice shall specify the exact nature of the alleged error. The state shall have the burden of proving the disputed portion of the offender's criminal history. The sentencing judge shall allow the state reasonable time to produce evidence to establish its burden of proof. If the offender later challenges such offender's criminal history, which has been previously established, the burden of proof shall shift to the offender to prove such offender's criminal history by a preponderance of the evidence.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 295; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 68 - Revised Sentencing Guidelines
21-6808 Crime severity scale for drug crimes, application; presumptive sentences.
21-6809 Criminal history categories in criminal history scale.
21-6811b Determination of offender's criminal history; severability.
21-6811d Calculating an offender's criminal history; severability.
21-6818 Departure sentencing; limitations.
21-6823 Costs and expenses associated with postconviction sanctions for felony convictions.