State v. Vonachen

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 118,361 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. SAMUEL VONACHEN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Generally, an appellate court does not address issues for the first time on appeal, but there are limited exceptions within defined parameters. 2. An appellant has the burden to designate a record sufficient to establish a claimed error. Without an adequate record, the appellant's claim of error fails. 3. When a criminal defendant is a juvenile, courts must exercise the greatest care in assessing whether the juvenile's incriminating statements to law…