City of Shawnee v. Adem

No. 121,328 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS CITY OF SHAWNEE, Appellee, v. ASNAKE ADEM, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Whether jurisdiction exists is a question of law over which this court's scope of review is unlimited. 2. The right to appeal in Kansas is entirely statutory and is not contained in the United States or Kansas Constitutions. Normally, Kansas appellate courts have jurisdiction to entertain an appeal only if the appeal is taken in the manner prescribed by law. 3. K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3602(a) allows appellate courts to hear a defendant's direct appeal from…