Supreme Court of Kansas June 17, 2016, 107684 (State v. Tafoya)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

No. 107,684

STATE OF KANSAS,

Appellee,

v.

KENNETH J. TAFOYA,

Appellant.

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT

1.

Whether a district court has complied with the mandate of an appellate court is a

question of law over which we exercise plenary review.

2.

A sentence is effective when pronounced from the bench.