Supreme Court of Kansas March 17, 2017, 110845 (State v. Sharp)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

No. 110,845

STATE OF KANSAS,

Appellee,

v.

TRAVIS SHARP,

Appellant.

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT

1.

Appellate courts generally avoid making unnecessary constitutional decisions.

Where there is a valid alternative ground for relief, an appellate court need not decide a

constitutional challenge.

2.