State v. Nelson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an appeal in a proceeding wherein parental rights were severed pursuant to K. S. A. 38-824 and related provisions in our juvenile code. The issues here are the admissibility of one item of evidence and sufficiency of the evidence to support findings of dependency and neglect and parental unfitness.

Appellant Ralph Nelson, Sr. is the natural father of the eight children in question: Ralph Nelson, Jr., bom September 21, 1959; Anita Nelson, born December 8, 1960; Edward Nelson, bom July 18, 1962; Leslie Nelson, bom July 2, 1963; Vianita…