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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided October 18, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Maurice J. Ryan Municipal Court Judge 701 N. 7th Street Kansas City, Kansas 66101

Dear Judge Ryan:

You inquire whether municipal courts must comply with the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act (Detainers Act)1 and the Agreement on Detainers (Detainers Agreement)2 when a prisoner requests final disposition of untried ordinance violations. Both the Detainers Act and the Detainers Agreement allow a prisoner incarcerated in Kansas or in another state to demand that any untried complaints be dismissed unless heard within certain time parameters.3 The Kansas appellate courts…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. MauroSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. State ex. rel. Curtis v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
  5. State v. DolackSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975

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