Month: April 2022
Updated on September 10, 2024
Equal Protection of the Laws is Not Discretionary
Evan Bolton, Staff Editor State v. Myers, No. 123,439 (Kan. Ct. App. April 8, 2022) Issue: Does § 21-6819 of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, which allows two or more criminal cases to be consolidated for trial if …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Senate Bill No. 367 — Making it Easier to Return Seized Property
Author: Erin Levy, Staff Editor Senate Bill No. 367 amends K.S.A. § 22-2512 to clarify and codify best practices for disposition and destruction of property seized by law enforcement. It adds to § 22-2512(a) the direction that “[i]f …
Updated on September 10, 2024
The Least Democratic Option: How Kansas Fills Vacant Supreme Court Seats
Kansas is unique and special in many ways. One such way that many Kansans are unaware of is that Kansas is the only state in country that gives members of its bar majority control to select justices on …
