by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) Persons summoned for service as grand jurors shall be compensated for their service and expenses at the rates provided by law for the compensation of petit jurors in the district court. Such compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.(b) All...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) When a grand jury is impaneled and sworn, it shall be charged by the judge who summoned it. In so doing, the judge shall give the grand jurors such information as the judge deems proper and as is required by law, as to their duties, and as to any charges of crimes...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) The court shall appoint one of the jurors to be presiding juror and another to be deputy presiding juror.(b) The presiding juror shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and shall sign all indictments.(c) The presiding juror or another juror...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) An oath or affirmation shall be administered to the presiding juror of the grand jury, in substance as follows: “You, as presiding juror of the grand jury, shall diligently inquire, and true presentment make, of all public offenses against the laws of this...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) The prosecuting attorney may challenge the array of jurors on the ground that the grand jury was not selected, drawn or summoned in accordance with law, and may challenge an individual juror on the ground that the juror is not legally qualified. Challenges by the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Kansas
(a) A majority of the district judges in any judicial district may order a grand jury to be summoned in any county in the district when it is determined to be in the public interest.(b) The district or county attorney in such attorney’s county may petition the...
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