The Kansas Supreme Court Friday vacated the sentence of a 32-year-old man convicted of aggravated indecent liberties with a 6-year-old in Douglas County in 2009.

Kansas inmate Justin Jones, 32, will be re-sentenced in Douglas County after a Kansas Supreme Court vacated his 120-month sentence for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Jones had pleaded no contest to the charge in Douglas County in 2009, and as part of plea agreement, received a reduced sentence. However, the sentence was illegal because the judge failed to follow the proper procedure in departing from sentencing guidelines.

Justin Jones pleaded no contest to the charge in Douglas County in 2009, and as part of a plea agreement, Douglas County District Court Judge Peggy Kittel departed from the prescribed sentence of life in prison with a mandatory 25 years.

Kittel sentenced Jones to 120 months in prison with lifetime supervision, as agreed upon by the prosecution and defense.

However, the Kansas Supreme Court said the sentence was “illegal” because Kittel failed to follow the proper procedures for departing from sentencing guidelines, which call for a judge to use the Kansas Sentencing Grid.

“Both sides agreed to 120 months,” said Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson. “The court said how we got there was incorrect. … We believe the sentence should be 120 months based upon the party’s agreement.

The case will now head back to Douglas County for a sentencing hearing.