State v. Griffin

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Nos. 120,747 121,048 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THOMAS C. GRIFFIN II, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act (UMDDA), K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-4301 et seq., provides an intrastate procedure for persons incarcerated in Kansas penal or correctional institutions to request final disposition of other criminal charges pending within the state. It is a statutory right, not a constitutional one. 2. Once an inmate's request for disposition of detainer complies with statutory requirements and is received by the…