City of Shawnee v. Adem

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,328 CITY OF SHAWNEE, Appellee, v. ASNAKE H. ADEM, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Kansas Offender Registration Act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-4901 et seq., requires registration by any person defined as a "sex offender." 2. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-4902(b)(7) defines "sex offender" to include "any person who . . . has been convicted of an offense that is comparable to any crime defined in [K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-4902(b)]." 3. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-4902(b) specifies sexual battery as defined in K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5505(a) to be an offense…