ANDERSON v. STATE

No. 85,797.

29 Kan. App.2d 782 (2001)

31 P.3d 322

ROGER ALAN ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed September 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Maharry, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for appellant.

Ian H. Taylor, assistant district attorney, Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.

Before ELLIOTT, P.J., BEIER, J., and PADDOCK, S.J.


ELLIOTT, J.:

In this K.S.A. 60-1507 proceeding, Roger Alan Anderson claims his conviction of a felony is unconstitutional because Kansas state courts have no jurisdiction to hear felony cases.

The trial court summarily denied the motion and we affirm.

Anderson claims the United States Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction for all cases in which the State is a party. Article III, § 2, clause 2 of the United States Constitution states: "In all...

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