STATE v. ADAMS

No. 126,130.

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 19, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristafer R. Ailslieger, deputy solicitor general, and Kris W. Kobach, attorney general, for appellant.

Heather R. Fletcher, of Johnson Fletcher, LLC, of Hays, for appellee.

Before ARNOLD-BURGER, C.J., ATCHESON, J., and TIMOTHY G. LAHEY, S.J.


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