State v. Collins

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 125,761 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CASINROYIAL DONJE CASZARONE COLLINS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Kansas appellate courts have jurisdiction only as provided by law, and an untimely notice of appeal usually leads to dismissal of an action. But in State v. Ortiz, 230 Kan. 733,

640 P.2d 1255

(1982), we recognized three exceptions to this rule: where a defendant (1) was not informed of the rights to appeal, or (2) was not furnished an attorney to perfect an appeal, or (3) was furnished an attorney for that purpose who failed to perfect…