State v. Keys

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,866 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LUQMAN YUSUF KEYS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A criminal prosecution in Kansas generally is started by filing a complaint with a magistrate or by filing an information in the district court. A prosecution also may be started upon the return of an indictment by a grand jury. Once the grand jury returns an indictment, it is filed with the court and the prosecution is deemed to have been begun. 2. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-3015, which sets forth limited circumstances under which an indictment may be…