Opinion ID: 2635531
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Postrelease Supervision

Text: Andelt also argues that the Marshall County District Court erred when it imposed a requirement of 12 months' postrelease supervision to be completed after Andelt was released from his 20-month prison sentence. We have concluded that the Marshall County District Court should have committed Andelt to a certified drug abuse treatment program under K.S.A. 21-4729, not a period of imprisonment, and have vacated the underlying sentence. The question of postrelease supervision only arises when an offender has been sentenced to prison. See K.S.A. 22-3717(d). Because the Marshall County District Court did not have the authority to sentence Andelt to prison, it also lacked the authority to impose a period of postrelease supervision. That portion of Andelt's sentence is therefore also vacated.