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2012 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 22 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Article 36 APPEALS
Section 22-3601  Appellate jurisdiction of court of appeals and supreme court in criminal cases.

Universal Citation:
KS Stat § 22-3601 (2012)
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22-3601. Appellate jurisdiction of court of appeals and supreme court in criminal cases. (a) Any appeal permitted to be taken from a district court's final judgment in a criminal case shall be taken to the court of appeals, except in those cases reviewable by law in the district court or in which a direct appeal to the supreme court is required. Whenever an interlocutory appeal is permitted in a criminal case in the district court, such appeal shall be taken to the court of appeals.

(b) Any appeal permitted to be taken from a district court's final judgment in a criminal case shall be taken directly to the supreme court in the following cases:

(1) Any case in which a statute of this state or of the United States has been held unconstitutional;

(2) any case in which the defendant has been convicted of a class A felony;

(3) any case in which a maximum sentence of life imprisonment has been imposed, unless the maximum sentence has been imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 21-4643, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-6627, and amendments thereto; and

(4) except as provided further, any case in which the crime was committed on or after July 1, 1993, and the defendant has been convicted of an off-grid crime. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any case in which the off-grid crime was:

(A) Aggravated human trafficking, subsection (c)(2)(B) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5426, and amendments thereto;

(B) rape, subsection (b)(2)(B) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5503, and amendments thereto;

(C) aggravated criminal sodomy, subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5504, and amendments thereto;

(D) aggravated indecent liberties with a child, subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5506, and amendments thereto;

(E) sexual exploitation of a child, subsection (b)(2)(B) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5510, and amendments thereto;

(F) promoting prostitution, subsection (b)(4) of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-6420, and amendments thereto; or

(G) an attempt, conspiracy or criminal solicitation, as defined in K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5301, 21-5302 or 21-3503, and amendments thereto, of any such felony.

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