Pretrial conference

22-3217. Pretrial conference. At any time after the filing of the indictment or information the court upon motion of any party or upon its own motion may order one or more conferences to consider such matters as will promote a fair and expeditious trial. At the conclusion of a conference the court shall prepare and file a memorandum of the matters agreed upon. No admissions made by the defendant or his attorney at the conference shall be used against the defendant unless the admissions are reduced to writing and signed by the defendant and his attorney. This section shall not be invoked in the case of a defendant who is not represented by counsel. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3217; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Possibility of omnibus hearing as a pre-trial device in state courts mentioned, Richard H. Seaton and Paul E. Wilson, 39 J.B.A.K. 97, 168 (1970). "Evidence of Other Crimes in Kansas," Chad M. Renn, 17 W.L.J. 98, 120 (1977). "Motion in Limine," Laurence Rose, 3 J.K.T.L.A. No. 4, 17 (1979). "Survey of Kansas Law: Civil Procedure," 29 K.L.R. 449, 465 (1981). "Evidence: Can What I Said Be Held Against Me?: Admitting Settlement Agreements and Prior Pleadings in Multiple-Defendant Comparative Negligence Actions [Lytle v. Stearns, 830 P.2d 1197 (Kan. 1992)]," Patrick Hughes, 32 W.L.J. 260, 262 (1993). "Kansas Denies Religion-Based Defense to Rastafarians on Marijuana Charges [State v. McBride, 955 P.2d 133 (Kan.Ct.App.1998)]," Brendon C. Taylor, 38 W.L.J. 307 (1998). "Motions in Limine: Where Evidence Stands on the Threshold," Derek S. Casey, J.K.T.L.A. Vol. 29, No. 4, 4 (2006). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Referred to in holding voluntary admissions by accused during polygraph examination were admissible. State v. Blosser, 221 Kan. 59, 62, 558 P.2d 105. 2. Motion in limine discussed in detail; guidelines for use spelled out. State v. Quick, 226 Kan. 308, 311, 597 P.2d 1108. 3. Conviction of sale of cocaine upheld; no reversible error by trial court in excluding defense witnesses from testifying. State v. Bright, 229 Kan. 185, 190, 192, 623 P.2d 917. 4. Cited; automatic exclusion of undisclosed witness' testimony examined. State v. Cummings, 242 Kan. 84, 87, 744 P.2d 858 (1987). 5. Trial court's refusal to allow testimony of three unendorsed defense witnesses examined. State v. Coleman, 253 Kan. 335, 347, 856 P.2d 121 (1993). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026