STATE v. CLOPTON

No. 87,527.

30 Kan. App.2d 1208 (2002)

57 P.3d 21

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. PATRICK CLOPTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony Cruz, assistant county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for the appellant.

Sandra Carr, assistant appellate defender, and Steven R. Zinn, deputy appellate defender, for the appellee.

Before RULON, C.J., PIERRON, J., and STEPHEN D. HILL, District Judge, assigned.


PIERRON, J.:

The State appeals the district court's dismissal of its case against Patrick Clopton. The court granted Clopton's motion to dismiss after holding that the State's delay in prosecuting the case violated Clopton's constitutional rights to due process. We affirm.

The facts are for, the most part, not disputed. On November 5, 1999, Junction City police officers executed a search warrant at a residence. Inside, the officers found Clopton and Trameika...

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