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State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter
Date: 07-19-2025
Case Number: 126,500
Judge: Christina Dunn Gyllenborg
Court: District Court, Johnson County, Kansas
Plaintiff's Attorney: Johnson County Kansas District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Olathe, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felonies.
Roderick L. Coulter pleaded guilty in two separate cases. At sentencing, the district court followed the recommendation of the parties and granted Coulter a downward dispositional departure with an order that his two underlying prison terms run consecutively. After an extended and tumultuous period, Coulter's probation was ultimately revoked, and the district court was tasked with distributing the 1,032 days of jail credit that Coulter accumulated over the lifespan of his two cases. It awarded 720 of those days to his first case and the remaining 312 days were directed toward his second case. Dissatisfied with that calculation, Coulter brought his case before this court for a determination of whether the district court should also have awarded him 720 days in his second case. The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled in State v. Ervin, 320 Kan. 287, Syl. ΒΆ 12, 311-12, 566 P.3d 481 (2025), that offenders are entitled to receive jail credit for all time served regardless of whether that results in "double" credit when that rule is applied. Accordingly, the district court's calculation of Coulter's jail credit is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court with directions to award jail credit in this case in a manner that is consistent with the holding in Ervin.
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Legal issue Is a defendant entitled to receive jail credit for all time spent incarcerated pending the disposition of their case, even if it results in double credit against sentences in separate cases?
CRIMINAL LAW. SENTENCING. The case concerns an appeal regarding the calculation of jail credits after probation revocation, where the appellate court had to determine whether the district court must award jail credits for all time served pre-disposition regardless of any credits applied in other cases, following the precedent set in the Kansas Supreme Court case State v. Ervin.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. The case required the court to interpret Kansas statute K.S.A. 21-6615(a)(1) concerning the award of jail credits, in light of recent legal developments, ruling that all time served while awaiting case disposition is to be credited, as mandated by the Kansas Supreme Court's interpretation.
Key Phrases Downward dispositional departure. Jail credit calculation. Kansas Supreme Court. Global plea agreement. Statutory interpretation.
Roderick L. Coulter pleaded guilty in two separate cases. At sentencing, the district court followed the recommendation of the parties and granted Coulter a downward dispositional departure with an order that his two underlying prison terms run consecutively. After an extended and tumultuous period, Coulter's probation was ultimately revoked, and the district court was tasked with distributing the 1,032 days of jail credit that Coulter accumulated over the lifespan of his two cases. It awarded 720 of those days to his first case and the remaining 312 days were directed toward his second case. Dissatisfied with that calculation, Coulter brought his case before this court for a determination of whether the district court should also have awarded him 720 days in his second case. The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled in State v. Ervin, 320 Kan. 287, Syl. ΒΆ 12, 311-12, 566 P.3d 481 (2025), that offenders are entitled to receive jail credit for all time served regardless of whether that results in "double" credit when that rule is applied. Accordingly, the district court's calculation of Coulter's jail credit is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court with directions to award jail credit in this case in a manner that is consistent with the holding in Ervin.
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Legal issue Is a defendant entitled to receive jail credit for all time spent incarcerated pending the disposition of their case, even if it results in double credit against sentences in separate cases?
CRIMINAL LAW. SENTENCING. The case concerns an appeal regarding the calculation of jail credits after probation revocation, where the appellate court had to determine whether the district court must award jail credits for all time served pre-disposition regardless of any credits applied in other cases, following the precedent set in the Kansas Supreme Court case State v. Ervin.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. The case required the court to interpret Kansas statute K.S.A. 21-6615(a)(1) concerning the award of jail credits, in light of recent legal developments, ruling that all time served while awaiting case disposition is to be credited, as mandated by the Kansas Supreme Court's interpretation.
Key Phrases Downward dispositional departure. Jail credit calculation. Kansas Supreme Court. Global plea agreement. Statutory interpretation.
Outcome:
Affirmed
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About This Case
What was the outcome of State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter?
The outcome was: Affirmed
Which court heard State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter?
This case was heard in District Court, Johnson County, Kansas, KS. The presiding judge was Christina Dunn Gyllenborg.
Who were the attorneys in State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter?
Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson County Kansas District Attorney's Office. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Olathe Criminal Defense Law Lawyer Directory.
When was State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter decided?
This case was decided on July 19, 2025.