Opinion ID: 2639506
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Heading: illegal sentence statute

Text: Before consideration of the issue on the merits, we must first determine whether the multiplicitous claims fit within the definition of illegal sentence as contemplated by K.S.A. 22-3504(1). To constitute an illegal sentence under the statute, the sentence must be a sentence imposed by a court without jurisdiction; a sentence which does not conform to the statutory provision, either in the character or the term of the punishment authorized; or a sentence which is ambiguous with respect to the time and manner in which it is to be served. State v. Gayden, 281 Kan. 290, Syl. ¶ 1, 130 P.3d 108 (2006). This court has repeatedly held that K.S.A. 22-3504(1) has very limited applicability. State v. Gayden, 281 Kan. at 293.