State v. Rodriguez

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 110,346 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. TIOFILO RODRIGUEZ, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Charging documents do not bestow or confer subject matter jurisdiction on state courts to adjudicate criminal cases; the Kansas Constitution does. 2. 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 territorial jurisdiction over the crime alleged; and allege facts that, if proved beyond a reasonable doubt, would constitute a Kansas crime…