Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey

Courts Don’t Have to Explain Denials of Downward Departures

State v. Powell, No. 115,457 (Kan. Aug. 24, 2018). Issue: Jessica’s law imposes specific sentences for sex crimes against minors. The court may lessen the sentence if it finds substantial and compelling reasons to do so. However, it cannot …

The Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey provides valuable insight into Kansas criminal procedure to Kansas practitioners. The University of Kansas Law Review publishes updates to the survey on the Kansas Criminal Procedure Blog, the online home for the survey. The Criminal Procedure Survey is a long-standing tradition of the KU School of Law and the Law Review.

We are proud to adapt the Criminal Procedure Survey into a new format that will provide timely updates to Kansas practitioners about new criminal law changes in Kansas and the 10th Circuit.