Legal Opinion
State v. Straughter
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 24, 1997No. 75,022PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Six, J.:
Kaleafa Straughter appeals his jury trial convictions for felony murder, an off-grid felony, K.S.A. 21-3401(b), aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427, and aggravated burglary, K.S.A. 21-3716, all stemming from the stabbing death of William O. Brown III. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (an off-grid crime conviction).
The issues are whether the district court erred in: (1) admitting Slaughters statements to police, thus violating his Fifth Amendment rights; and (2) allowing the State to present evidence that Straughter initially…
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