State v. Dunn

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Nos. 106,586 106,587 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JEROLD MICHAEL DUNN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Kansas charging documents do not bestow or confer subject matter jurisdiction on state courts to adjudicate criminal cases; the Kansas Constitution does. The holding to the contrary in State v. Minor, 197 Kan. 296,

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(1966), and in subsequent cases is overruled. 2. Kansas charging documents need only show that a case has been filed in the correct court, e.g., the district court rather than municipal court; show that the court has…