Supreme Court of Kansas· 5/28/1993
State v. Williamson
Citations
- 853 P.2d 56
- 253 Kan. 163
- 1993 Kan. LEXIS 95
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- finding district court's dismissal without permitting parties to present evidence on the issue improperly imposed on State's authority to prosecute
- county or district attorney controls criminal prosecutions and is the person who has the authority to dismiss any charge
- district court erred by dismissing criminal charges against defendant on 9 ground that matter was better handled by civil commitment for care and treatment; dismissal amounted to impermissible judicial intrusion into prosecutor's function
- county attorney controls criminal prosecutions
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Judges: Davis
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. FavelaSupreme Court of Kansas· 1996-02-16· cited 77×
- Pabst v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas· 2008-09-19· cited 70×
- State v. BlackmonSupreme Court of Kansas· 2008-02-01· cited 55×
- Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood v. KlineSupreme Court of Kansas· 2008-12-05· cited 29×
- State v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2021-05-14· cited 19×
- State v. DimaplasSupreme Court of Kansas· 1999-04-16· cited 16×
- State v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Kansas· 1996-10-25· cited 15×
- State v. FavelaCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1995-06-23· cited 7×
- State v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2021-12-17· cited 7×
- In re HolsteSupreme Court of Kansas· 2015-10-09· cited 6×
- State v. MatyasHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1993-10-07· cited 6×
- State v. McCarleyCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2007-09-19· cited 4×
- State v. MulleneauxSupreme Court of Kansas· 2022-07-08· cited 4×
- State v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2021-02-19· cited 3×
- Attorney General Opinion No.Kansas Attorney General Reports· 1995-11-28
- Stotts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2018-11-21
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Van Sickle v. ShanahanSupreme Court of Kansas· 1973-06-09· cited 66×
- Foley v. HamSupreme Court of Kansas· 1917-12-08· cited 37×
- State v. DedmanSupreme Court of Kansas· 1982-02-27· cited 34×
- State v. BoanSupreme Court of Kansas· 1984-07-13· cited 29×
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Kansas· 1978-04-01· cited 18×
- State Ex Rel. Miller v. RohlederSupreme Court of Kansas· 1971-11-06· cited 14×
- State v. BlountCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1989-03-24· cited 7×
- State v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1990-07-27· cited 2×
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