STATE v. BOONE

No. 47,960

218 Kan. 482 (1975)

543 P.2d 945

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM F. BOONE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim W. Ryan, county attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellant.

John Berglund, of Clay Center, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellee.

John C. Peck, of Everett, Seaton and Peck, of Manhattan, was on the brief amicus curiae for Robert M. Solem and Susan Wilken.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HARMAN, C.:

In this appeal by the state the issue is whether a criminal defendant's rights to due process and equal protection of the laws under the federal constitution are violated when he is required to submit to preliminary examination before a nonlawyer judge.

The facts in the case are agreed. Appellee William F. Boone was charged with unlawful possession of firearms...

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