State v. Linderholm

Citations

• 84 Kan. 603
• 114 P. 857
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 377

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Jury Trial — Lunacy Inquest. The statute providing for a jury, in lunacy inquests, of four persons, one of whom must be a physician (Gen. Stat. 1909, .§ 8470), does not violate the right to a jury trial which is guaranteed by the constitution.</p> <p>2. -- Appeal from Probate Court to District Court. On appeal from the probate court to the district court the nature of a lunacy proceeding is not changed and the jury provisions of the civil and criminal codes are not applicable.</p>