Opinion ID: 2449956
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Heading: Apprendi/Ivory Challenge

Text: Finally, Hall claims the use of his prior convictions in his criminal history to enhance his sentences without requiring the State to prove the convictions to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt is prohibited under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Hall recognizes that State v. Ivory, 273 Kan. 44, 46-48, 41 P.3d 781 (2002), controls this issue, but he asks that we reconsider our position in this case. We decline to do so. We revisited this issue in State v. Fewell, 286 Kan. 370, 395-96, 184 P.3d 903 (2008), and specifically reaffirmed Ivory. Thus, we affirm Hall's sentences. Affirmed. CAPLINGER, J., assigned.