In re M.M.

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• \We will only review legislative history or use canons of construction if the statute's language or text is ambiguous.\
• Courts generally presume that the Legislature acts with full knowledge about the statutory subject matter, including prior and existing law and judicial decisions interpreting the same.
• The plain language used by the Legislature is the polestar in statutory interpretation as it informs the court of the legislative intent in enacting the statute.

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Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2023-10-20· cited 81×
• Chalmers v. Burrough
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2021-08-27· cited 21×
• State v. Martin
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2024-03-15· cited 10×
• In re Wrongful Conviction of Sims
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2024-01-26· cited 9×
• In re Wrongful Conviction of Spangler
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2024-04-26· cited 7×
• Carman v. Harris
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2021-04-30· cited 3×
• Austin Properties v. City of Shawnee, Kansas
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2024-04-26· cited 1×
• Garner v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2022-12-23
• Weaver v. Unified Government of Wyandotte County
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2023-11-17
• State v. Dixon
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2024-03-29
• In re Marriage of Meek
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2024-05-31
• Rumbaugh v. DirecTV
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2025-01-17
• State v. Ninh
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2025-06-27
• State v. Hicks
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2025-08-29
• State v. Williams
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2026-05-15
• Allison v. Sabin-Mitchell
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2026-06-12

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Nauheim v. City of Topeka
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2019-01-11· cited 161×
• Ullery v. Othick
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2016-04-29· cited 141×
• Cohen v. Battaglia
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2013-02-08· cited 94×
• State v. Quested
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2015-06-26· cited 61×
• In re L.M.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2008-06-20· cited 52×
• State v. Trudell
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1988-04-29· cited 34×
• State v. LaMunyon
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1996-01-26· cited 34×
• State v. Boyer
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2009-06-19· cited 17×
• State v. Fountaine
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1966-05-07· cited 15×
• Ed Dewitte Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Fin. Assocs. Midwest, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2018-09-21· cited 13×
• In re D.E.R.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2010-03-19· cited 13×