HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's decision to deny a motion to correct an illegal sentence against a Hutchinson man convicted of kidnapping in a home invasion case.
Dakota Anderson is serving just over 20 years in prison for convictions of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated burglary and felony theft of a firearm. He was convicted in the abduction of Brent Rump in May of 2015.
Anderson was one of four men accused of breaking into Rump's home the night of May 14, beating him and then stealing several items, including two vehicles.
Ansderson claims he was not properly sentenced on the kidnapping charge, noting that it was simple kidnapping and not aggravated kidnapping. Anderson all but conceded that he did the crime against Rump but felt he should have received less time behind bars. Anderson noted that he never inflicted bodily harm on Rump, which constitutes aggravated kidnapping.
But the court disagreed. The Court of Appeals upheld the conviction and sentence, noting that the state properly charged Anderson with aggravated kidnapping. The trial court properly instructed the jury on aggravated kidnapping. The jury convicted Anderson of aggravated kidnapping. The trial court did not impose an illegal sentence.
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