State Ex Rel. Stovall v. Meneley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a quo warranto action to oust the defendant, David R. Meneley, from the office of Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas. The case was heard by two trial judges who found the State had sustained its burden of proof on 3 of 13 counts and entered an order of ouster from office. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 8.02 (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 55) (transferred to Supreme Court on motion) and K.S.A. 20-3016(a)(2), (3), and (4). Meneley raises 14 issues on appeal.

The trial judges unanimously found, by clear and…