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- Title: State v. Roman
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 16, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by The district court dismissed charges against defendant Michael R. Roman for the offenses of possession of cocaine after a previous conviction (K.S.A. 65-4127a) and possession of marijuana after a previous conviction (K.S.A. 65-4127b[a][3]) on the ground defendant's statutory right to a speedy trial (K.S.A. 22-3402[2]) had been violated. The State appeals this dismissal as a matter of right pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(1). K.S.A. 22-3402(2) provides: If any person charged with a crime and held to answer on an appearance bond shall not be brought to trial within one hundred eighty (180) days after arraignment on the charge, such person shall be entitled to be discharged from further liability to be tried for the crime charged, unless the delay shall happen as a result of the application or fault of the defendant, or a continuance shall be ordered by the court under subsection (3).