State v. Kemp

No. 126,238 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LEVI WILLIAM KEMP, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Hearsay is generally inadmissible unless a statutory exception applies. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 60-460(m) sets forth the requirements for a writing to meet the business- records exception to the rule against hearsay. 2. For a party to admit a domestic business record under K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 60- 460(m) without live testimony from the record's custodian or through a business-records subpoena, the party must produce a self-authenticating certification that…