State v. Spencer Gifts, LLC

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Kansas’ speedy trial statute, K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 22-3402(b), provides in relevant part: “If any person charged with a crime and held to answer on an appearance bond shall not be brought to trial within 180 days after arraignment on the charge, such person shall be entitled to be discharged from further liability to be tried for the crime charged.” (Emphasis added.) Despite the express limitation of this provision to cases in which a defendant has been “held to answer on an appearance bond,” the defendant in this case, who was not on bond,…