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Jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An LEO may exercise his or her authority and
powers as an LEO only in accordance with K.S.A. 22-2401a which
prescribes the officer's territorial jurisdiction.
Johnson County jurisdiction provisions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Law enforcement
officers of any jurisdiction within Johnson County may exercise their
powers as law enforcement officers in any adjoining city within Johnson
,County when any crime, including a traffic infraction, has been or is being
committed by a person in view of the law enforcement officer.
Attorney General's Office Jurisdiction and Function - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
Attorney General consults and advises county and district attorneys, when
requested. The Attorney General also, when required, gives his or her
opinion in writing, without fee, upon all questions of law submitted to him or
her by the legislature, or either branch thereof, or by the governor,
secretary of state, state treasurer, state board of education, or
commissioner of insurance.
Municipal Courts / City Courts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Municipal courts, or city
courts, deal with violations or city ordinances committed within city limits.
Cases involve traffic and other minor offenses. A person charged with an
offense in municipal court may be represented by a lawyer. The judge
hears cases without a jury. Anyone convicted in municipal court may
appeal to the district court of the county where the municipal court is
located.
Sources of Police Power and Authority - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Statutes (state
level), Ordinances (city level), Resolutions (county level)
,Court of Appeals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 Judges, must be attorneys. 1st to
hear district court appeals.
KS Supreme Court - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7 judges. Must be attorneys.
Criminal Case in Kansas - Report to Prison - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔If a defendant
is arrested without a warrant, the first appearance is the firsthearing. This
takes place in the county where the crime is charged. The purpose ofthe
first appearance includes:
Defendant is informed of the nature of the charge or charges. Bond is set.
Counsel is appointed, if required and requested, Time for next appearance
is set
Preliminary Hearing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The state and every defendant
charged with a felony in Kansas has a right to a preliminary hearing, unless
there is a grand jury indictment. The preliminary hearing will be held in the
jurisdiction where the crime was alleged to occur. The preliminary hearing
should be held within 14 days after the arrest or first appearance of the
defendant. Continuances may be granted only for good cause shown. The
preliminary hearing only applies to felony charges, never misdemeanor
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, charges. The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to show that a felony was
committed and probable cause the defendant committed the felony.
Arraignment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The next step after preliminary hearing is the
arraignment. The arraignment is the formal act of calling the defendant
before a court having jurisdiction to inform the defendant of the offense with
which the defendant is charged and ask the defendant whether the
defendant is guilty or not guilty.
Sentencing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Misdemeanor Class A: Up to 12 mo. jail,
Misdemeanor Class B: Up to 6 mo. jail, Misdemeanor Class C: Up to 1
month jail
Crime Classification - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In Kansas, a crime is an act or
omission defined by law for which a sentence of death, imprisonment or
fine is authorized. K.S.A. 21-5102. In other words, a crime is conduct the
state prohibits and punishes. In Kansas, an act or omission is not a crime
unless it is described in a state statute.
Crime Classification Cont. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A felony is a crime punishable
by death or imprisonment in a state correctional institution, or a crime which
is defined as a felony by law. A traffic infraction is a violation of a traffic law
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Jurisdiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An LEO may exercise his or her authority and
powers as an LEO only in accordance with K.S.A. 22-2401a which
prescribes the officer's territorial jurisdiction.
Johnson County jurisdiction provisions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Law enforcement
officers of any jurisdiction within Johnson County may exercise their
powers as law enforcement officers in any adjoining city within Johnson
,County when any crime, including a traffic infraction, has been or is being
committed by a person in view of the law enforcement officer.
Attorney General's Office Jurisdiction and Function - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
Attorney General consults and advises county and district attorneys, when
requested. The Attorney General also, when required, gives his or her
opinion in writing, without fee, upon all questions of law submitted to him or
her by the legislature, or either branch thereof, or by the governor,
secretary of state, state treasurer, state board of education, or
commissioner of insurance.
Municipal Courts / City Courts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Municipal courts, or city
courts, deal with violations or city ordinances committed within city limits.
Cases involve traffic and other minor offenses. A person charged with an
offense in municipal court may be represented by a lawyer. The judge
hears cases without a jury. Anyone convicted in municipal court may
appeal to the district court of the county where the municipal court is
located.
Sources of Police Power and Authority - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Statutes (state
level), Ordinances (city level), Resolutions (county level)
,Court of Appeals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 Judges, must be attorneys. 1st to
hear district court appeals.
KS Supreme Court - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7 judges. Must be attorneys.
Criminal Case in Kansas - Report to Prison - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔If a defendant
is arrested without a warrant, the first appearance is the firsthearing. This
takes place in the county where the crime is charged. The purpose ofthe
first appearance includes:
Defendant is informed of the nature of the charge or charges. Bond is set.
Counsel is appointed, if required and requested, Time for next appearance
is set
Preliminary Hearing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The state and every defendant
charged with a felony in Kansas has a right to a preliminary hearing, unless
there is a grand jury indictment. The preliminary hearing will be held in the
jurisdiction where the crime was alleged to occur. The preliminary hearing
should be held within 14 days after the arrest or first appearance of the
defendant. Continuances may be granted only for good cause shown. The
preliminary hearing only applies to felony charges, never misdemeanor
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, charges. The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to show that a felony was
committed and probable cause the defendant committed the felony.
Arraignment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The next step after preliminary hearing is the
arraignment. The arraignment is the formal act of calling the defendant
before a court having jurisdiction to inform the defendant of the offense with
which the defendant is charged and ask the defendant whether the
defendant is guilty or not guilty.
Sentencing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Misdemeanor Class A: Up to 12 mo. jail,
Misdemeanor Class B: Up to 6 mo. jail, Misdemeanor Class C: Up to 1
month jail
Crime Classification - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In Kansas, a crime is an act or
omission defined by law for which a sentence of death, imprisonment or
fine is authorized. K.S.A. 21-5102. In other words, a crime is conduct the
state prohibits and punishes. In Kansas, an act or omission is not a crime
unless it is described in a state statute.
Crime Classification Cont. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A felony is a crime punishable
by death or imprisonment in a state correctional institution, or a crime which
is defined as a felony by law. A traffic infraction is a violation of a traffic law
