Month: August 2021

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DNA Testing: Important Enough for Extended Jurisdiction and Too Important to Wait for Final Sentencing

Author: Kat Girod, Staff Editor State v. Thurber, No. 122,739, (Kan. Aug. 13, 2021). Issue: Does Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-2512 extend a district court’s jurisdiction to consider a petition for DNA testing after the case has been …

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Statutory Differences Not Mere Semantics in Jury Instructions

Author: Lexi Christopher, Staff Editor State v. Jones, No. 119,764, (Kan. August 6, 2021) Issue: Jones was convicted of four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5510.  Were the jury instructions clearly …

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Absconding and Probation Revocation: Intent Requirements

Author: Dahnika Short, Comments Editor  State v. Dooley, No. 120,863 (Kan. July 23, 2021)  https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/Opinions/120863_1.pdf?ext=.pdf Issue: Did Dooley possess the requisite intent under K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 22-3716 to warrant revocation of probation rather than the imposition of intermediate sanctions after a pattern of …

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