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The Governor of Kansas has the power of clemency in capital cases, which they may exercise after receiving a non-binding recommendation from a board. [8] In 2004, the Kansas Supreme Court in a 4 to 3 decision ruled that the state's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. [9] The decision was later reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kansas v
The Kansas Sentencing Commission was established in 1989 as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 50 that same year. The enabling legislation, "The Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act" is set forth in K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq. [3] The Commission's offices are located in Topeka, Kansas. [4]
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas (in case citations, D. Kan.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Kansas.The Court operates out of the Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas, the Frank Carlson Federal Building in Topeka, and the United States Courthouse in Wichita.
District attorneys in Alaska are based on the locations of district courts. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Alaskan district attorneys are appointed by the Alaska Attorney General , currently Treg Taylor .
The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one territorial court; these courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts, [2] [3] but differ from district courts in that territorial courts are Article IV courts, with judges who serve ten-year ...
In September 2020, Renkemeyer was charged with breach of privacy by picture or video and pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court. A woman told police she noticed a “block-shaped item ...
The 10th Judicial District of Kansas held five separate judicial swearing-in ceremonies recently to fill three new district judge positions and two vacancies from recent retirements of magistrate ...
The Kansas District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kansas. The Courts have original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, and jury trials are held in the Courts.