Legal Opinion

State v. CHANTHASENG

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided September 9, 2011No. 101,346PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Phouthavy Chanthaseng appeals his conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He argues that testimony regarding statements made by a fellow inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail should have been admitted, that the prosecutor committed reversible misconduct by arguing facts not in evidence and commenting on the credibility of the victim, and that the district judge erred by sentencing Chanthaseng without requiring the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that he was 18 years old or older when he committed the crime.

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2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. State v. WardSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  3. State v. PeppersSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  4. State v. AkinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  5. State v. MarshallSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012

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