Kansas Statutes Chapter 22. Criminal Procedure § 22-3610. Hearing on appeal; exception

(a) When a case is appealed to the district court, such court shall hear and determine the cause on the original complaint, unless the complaint shall be found defective, in which case the court may order a new complaint to be filed and the case shall proceed as if the original complaint had not been set aside. The case shall be tried de novo in the district court.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), appeal from a conviction rendered pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 12-4416 shall be conducted only on the record of the stipulation of facts relating to the complaint.