State v. Burhans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.;

Charles Burhans, a bail bondsman, was convicted of criminal trespass and misdemeanor assault for his efforts in attempting to apprehend Michael Austin after revoking his bond. Following Burhans’ appeal to the Court of Appeals, we transferred the case on our own motion pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

The issues on appeal and this court’s accompanying holdings are as follows:

1. Did the district court fail to properly apply the bondsman privilege? No.

2. Did Burhans’ convictions violate his due process rights? No.

3. Did sufficient evidence support…