Legal Opinion
Smith v. McKune
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided September 26, 2003No. 89,463PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Green, J.:
Jerry W. Smith appeals from a judgment of the trial court denying his request to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing his lawsuit. We affirm.
Jerry Smith was convicted of several felony offenses in 1975 and received concurrent sentences of 15 years to life imprisonment. In 1993, while on parole, Smith committed a federal felony and was sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment. The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) then issued a warrant to revoke his parole. In 1998, the federal prison released Smith to the custody of the KDOC.
Smith asked the KDOC to convert his indeterminate…
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