Kansas Judicial Council. Criminal Law Advisory Committee
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 22
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"Marla J. Luckert, Kansas Supreme Court Justice, requested that the Judicial Council Criminal Law Advisory Committee (Committee) study K.S.A. 22-4507(b) and its relation to the holding in State v. Robinson" [which] "held that a court must consider the defendant's ability to pay fees and the financial burden such would place on the defendant at the time of assessment. Similarly, K.S.A. 22-4507(b) requires that claims for compensation and reimbursement be certified by the claimant and presented to the court at sentencing." This "seems to trivialize the victim's and the defendant's situations. Justice Luckert asked the committee to see if it could come up with an alternative to address this concern."