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Posted on February 17, 2023

Para, Para, Para, Para, Paraphernalia: Single or Plural under Kansas Law?

Brooke Flucke, Staff Editor
Kansas Supreme Court interprets “drug paraphernalia” in K.S.A. § 21-5709(b) as plural so that there can only be a single unit of prosecution based on defendant’s intent for possession.

Category: Kansas Criminal Procedure Survey, Statutory Interpretation Tags: absurd results, canons of construction, drug paraphernalia, Kansas v. Schoonover, paraphernalia, rule of lenity, statutory construction

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