State v. Shockley

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 117,216 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRUCE T. SHOCKLEY, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Though a defendant need do nothing to preserve his statutory right to a speedy trial, a defendant's action and participation is required to waive that right. 2. The law presumes that a defendant's waiver of his statutory right to a speedy trial is unconditional. 3. A defendant may place conditions on his waiver of a statutory right to a speedy trial, but the defendant has the responsibility to clarify those conditions. Defendant also has the burden to…