State v. Harris

No. 126,611 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. PATRICK RYAN HARRIS, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Appellate courts only have jurisdiction as provided by statute. Where an appeal is not taken consistent with this statutory authority, it must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. 2. The State may not take an interlocutory appeal from an order suppressing evidence unless the exclusion of such evidence substantially impairs the State's ability to prosecute its case. 3. This court is duty-bound to follow Kansas Supreme Court precedent absent some…