State v. McCroy

No. 120,783 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. PATRICK M. MCCROY, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Under Kansas law, the right to appeal is entirely statutory. Thus, appellate courts do not have discretionary power to entertain appeals from all district court orders. Rather, the contours of appellate jurisdiction are defined by statute. 2. Appellate courts only have jurisdiction to hear an appeal by the State if it is taken within the time limitations and in the manner prescribed by the statutes defining appellate jurisdiction. 3. K.S.A. 60-2101 is…