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STATE v. BECKER

No. 79,440.

264 Kan. 804 (1998)

958 P.2d 627

STATE OF KANSAS, Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE STEVEN R. BECKER, JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT, Div. III, 27th JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan D. Hughes, assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and Timothy J. Chambers, county attorney, was with him on the brief for petitioner.

Steven R. Zinn, deputy appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with him on the brief for respondent David Proctor.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

In this petition for writ of mandamus, the State seeks a declaration from this court that K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 22-3428(1)(a) mandates that a criminal defendant who has been acquitted on the basis of a mental defect or disease under K.S.A. 22-3221 be committed to the Larned State Security Hospital for safekeeping and treatment. The State asks this court to direct the...

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