State v. Younger

MODIFIED OPINION1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,601 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. KIMBERLEY S. YOUNGER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A violation of the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause is subject to harmless error analysis. 2. The opportunity to conduct cross-examination is essential to a fair trial and helps assure the accuracy of the truth-determination process. 3. In order to meet constitutional requirements, judges must make individualized determinations that an exception to the right to face-to-face confrontation is necessary to fulfill other important…