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State v. Barnes

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided February 21, 2025No. 125739PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 125,739 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CLYDE JAMES BARNES JR., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A court's subject matter jurisdiction, which is its very power to hear and decide a case, flows from article 3 of the Kansas Constitution and from laws generally expressed through statute. 2. Article 3 of the Kansas Constitution gives the Legislature the power to define a Kansas district court's subject matter jurisdiction. Consistent with that power, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5106(b)(3) grants Kansas district courts subject matter jurisdiction over…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. State v. WardSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
  3. Freeman v. Bee MacHine Co., IncSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. State v. PlummerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  5. State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. State v. ArroyoSupreme Court of Kansas · 2026

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