Legal Opinion

State v. Beerbower

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 18, 1997No. 77,238PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

This is an appeal by the State, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(l), from the dismissal on double jeopardy grounds of charges of driving under the influence and while suspended against Gary D. Beerbower. The dismissed charges had been refiled after an earlier case was dismissed by the court at trial when the State’s primary witness did not appear.

Factual background

In December 1995, a complaint was filed against Beerbower for DUI and driving while suspended. The case was set for trial in February 1996, but continued until March 25, 1996, when…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Collins v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Bassing v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. State v. CameronCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2003

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