Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey
Updated on September 10, 2024
Reaching Conviction by Trial and Error: Amending Grand Jury Indictments
Kansas Supreme Court finds Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3015 does not apply to amended indictments from a grand jury.
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
Probation Revocation? Not if You’re a Day Late and a Procedure Short
Katelyn Girod, Staff Editor State v. Darkis, No. 122,706, (Kan. Jan. 28, 2022) Issue: May a district court revoke a criminal defendant’s probation and remand the defendant to prison using procedures other than a warrant for arrest or …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Two Paths for Calculating Criminal History: Path of Admission Relieves State from Producing Additional Evidence
Lexi Christopher, Staff Editor State v. Corby, No. 122,584 (Kan. Jan. 21, 2022) Issue: A presentence investigation report (PSI) listed two prior convictions under K.S.A. § 8-1568. However, the PSI did not specify under which subsection the violations …
Updated on September 10, 2024
Quantity v. The Right Quantity: A Greater Quantity of Contraband Than a Lesser Charge Demands Can Support the Lesser Charge
Alex Speakar, Staff Editor State v. Scheuerman, No. 122,253 (Kan. Jan. 14, 2022). Issue: Under K.S.A. § 21-5705(a)(1) and (d)(3)(B), different amounts of methamphetamine are required for different levels of felony charges. When the statute’s plain language requires …
