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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided November 10, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

Charles E. Simmons Acting Secretary Kansas Department of Corrections Landon State Office Bldg., Suite 400-N Topeka, Kansas 6612-1284

Dear Mr. Simmons:

As acting secretary for the Kansas department of corrections, you request our opinion regarding the use of deadly force to prevent the escape of a committed sexually violent predator.

Upon a unanimous jury determination that a person is a sexually violent predator (predator), such person is committed to the custody of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services (SRS) for control, care and treatment for an indefinite period of time. L.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Cleamtee Garner v. Memphis Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  5. Albers v. WhitleyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1982

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