Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided May 8, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
John B. Barrett Goddard City Attorney 101 W. First, P.O. Box 471 Goddard, Kansas 67051
Dear Mr. Barrett:
You inquire regarding the legality of assessing a $10 fee against those defendants who choose to exercise their right to trial in municipal court and who are found guilty. You indicate that this additional cost is necessary to pay "for the additional court time and resources."
In municipal court, a defendant who pleads not guilty is entitled to a trial before a municipal judge.1 The only costs that can be assessed are those listed in K.S.A. 12-4112.2 However, because the Kansas Code of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Burns v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fuller v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ohree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
- City of Junction City v. GriffinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
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