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STATE v. JOLLY - Leagle.com William Jolly pleaded guilty to one count of rape, an off-grid person felony pursuant to K.S.A. 21-3502(a)(2) and (c). Per K.S.A. 21-4643(a) (Jessica's Law), the prescribed sentence was life imprisonment with a mandatory minimum of 25 years. The district court instead ordered Jolly to serve 300 months' incarceration with lifetime postrelease supervision and lifetime electronic monitoring. Our jurisdiction to hear Jolly's appeal of his sentence is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(1) STRONG v. STATE - Leagle.com A jury convicted James Edward Strong of two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during those assaults, involving two victims. He appeals, contending that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain certified copies of one victim's prior felony convictions and First Offender plea...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).