State v. Showalter

No. 124,598 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RICHARD DANIEL SHOWALTER, Defendant, (MATTHEW DOUGLAS HUTTO), Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Once defendants waive their privilege against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution as to a crime, they permanently waive this privilege because no future testimony could expose them to additional criminal punishment. 2. Unless defendants move to withdraw their guilty plea before sentencing, their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination terminates at…