State v. Mason, 279 P.3d 707

Mason pleaded guilty to rape of a child under 14 and aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under 14; the victim was his 12-year-old adopted daughter.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 592 months based on his criminal history score.
At sentencing, family and friends spoke in Mason's favor; the victim’s therapist testified about ongoing trauma and lack of progress.
Mason sought a departure from the mandatory Jessica’s Law sentence; the district court denied departure.
The district court imposed a concurrent life sentence for aggravated sodomy and informed Mason he would have lifetime post-release supervision and lifetime electronic monitoring.
The journal entry erroneously included lifetime post-release supervision and electronic monitoring; the court later remanded for a nunc pro tunc correction reflecting the bench sentence.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Journal-entry correction for lifetime supervision	Mason argues journal entry conflicts with the bench sentence.	State contends journal entry is erroneous and should be corrected nunc pro tunc.	Journal entry incorrect; bench sentence valid; remand for nunc pro tunc correction.
Denial of departure under Jessica’s Law	Mason asserts mitigating factors justify departure.	State says factors were insufficient; prior sex offense and harm to victim support denial.	No abuse of discretion; departure denial affirmed.

State v. Jolly, 291 Kan. 842 (2011) (statutory interpretation and guidance on sentencing authority)
State v. Cash, 293 Kan. 326 (2011) (no authority to impose off-grid lifetime postrelease supervision with indeterminate life sentence)
Abasolo v. State, 284 Kan. 299 (2007) (journal-entry corrections; sentencing effective from bench)
State v. Seward, 289 Kan. 715 (2009) (abuse of discretion standard for departure)
State v. Ward, 292 Kan. 541 (2011) (defining abuse-of-discretion standard for departures)