Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 22-3406 (2026)

Time to prepare for trial

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22-3406. Time to prepare for trial. After arraignment, the defendant shall be entitled to a reasonable time to prepare for trial.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3406; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Murder trial; reasonable time to prepare and refusal to grant continuance (K.S.A. 22-3401) considered. State v. Haislip, 237 Kan. 461, 471, 701 P.2d 909 (1985).

2. Refusal to grant continuance proper where defendant had seven months from arraignment to prepare for trial. State v. Roberts, 13 Kan. App. 2d 485, 487, 773 P.2d 688 (1989).


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: State v. Flack, 541 P.3d 717 (Kan. 2024).
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State v. Flack, 541 P.3d 717 (Kan. 2024). · cites it 3× “Now, on appeal, Flack asserts the district court's scheduling orders violated his Sixth Amendment due process right to present a defense, his corresponding rights under sections 5 and 10 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights, and finally his statutory rights under K.S.A.…”
State v. Haislip, 701 P.2d 909 (Kan. 1985). “K.S.A. 22-3406 provides that a defendant shall be entitled to a reasonable time after arraignment to prepare for trial.”
State v. Roberts, 773 P.2d 688 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). “In any event, K.S.A. 22-3406 states that, after arraignment, the defendant is entitled to a reasonable time to prepare for trial.”
State v. Flack (Kan. 2024). · cites it 3× “Now, on appeal, Flack asserts the district court's scheduling orders violated his Sixth Amendment due process right to present a defense, his corresponding rights under sections 5 and 10 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights, and finally his statutory rights under K.S.A.…”
State v. Prickett (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “On appeal, Flack challenged the rulings by the district court, asserting the court's "scheduling orders violated his Sixth Amendment due process right to present a defense, his corresponding rights under sections 5 and 10 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights, and finally…”
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