21-4709. Criminal history categories in criminal history scale. - Kansas Statutes

21-4709

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS PART III.--CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES AND SENTENCING Article 47.--SENTENCING GUIDELINES

      21-4709.   Criminal history categories in criminal history scale.The criminal history scale is represented in abbreviated formon the horizontal axis of the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes andthe sentencing guidelines grid for drug crimes. The relative severity of eachcriminal history category decreases from left to right on such grids. Criminalhistory category A is the most serious classification. Criminal historycategory I is the least serious classification. The criminal history categoriesin the criminal history scale are: CriminalHistoryCategory Descriptive Criminal History

A   The offender's criminal history includes three or more adult convictionsor juvenile adjudications, in any combination, for person felonies.

B   The offender's criminal history includes two adult convictions orjuvenile adjudications, in any combination, for person felonies.

C   The offender's criminal history includes one adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a person felony, and one or more adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a nonperson felony.

D   The offender's criminal history includes one adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a person felony, but no adult conviction or juvenileadjudications for a nonperson felony.

E   The offender's criminal history includes three or more adult convictionsor juvenile adjudications for nonperson felonies, but no adult conviction orjuvenile adjudication for a person felony.

F   The offender's criminal history includes two adult convictions or juvenileadjudications for nonperson felonies, but no adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a person felony.

G   The offender's criminal history includes one adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a nonperson felony, but no adult conviction or juvenileadjudication for a person felony.

H   The offender's criminal history includes two or more adult convictionsor juvenile adjudications for nonperson and/or select misdemeanors, and no morethan two adult convictions or juvenile adjudications for person misdemeanors,but no adult conviction or juvenile adjudication for either a person ornonperson felony.

I   The offender's criminal history includes no prior record; or, oneadultconviction or juvenile adjudication for a person, nonperson, or selectmisdemeanor, but no adult conviction or juvenile adjudication for either aperson or nonperson felony.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 239, § 9; July 1, 1993.