Legal Opinion

State v. Morris

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided September 16, 1994No. 69,288PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant Kenneth Morris appeals his convictions on one count each of first-degree murder and aggravated burglaiy, claiming the district court erred in: (1) failing to suppress his confession; (2) failing to allow the defense to admit certain evidence; (3) improperly responding to a jury question; (4) giving an erroneous instruction on eyewitness identification; and (5) failing to give an instruction on a lesser crime.

James Turner and his friend Danny Davis went out together on the night of August 7, 1991. During the time they were…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Michigan v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. OwenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. State v. SchoonoverSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  3. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  4. State v. MarshSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  5. State v. ApplebySupreme Court of Kansas · 2009

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