State v. Thurber

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,739 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JUSTIN EUGENE THURBER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Issues of statutory interpretation and subject matter jurisdiction generally pose questions of law subject to de novo review. 2. In interpreting a statute, a court must attempt to give effect to the Legislature's intent if that intent can be determined from the plain language of the statute. Where a statute's language is plain and unambiguous, a court need not resort to the canons of statutory construction. 3. Generally, a district court loses…