Legal Opinion
State v. Hamons
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 18, 1991No. 64060PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Six, J.:
A jury convicted Cory Glen Hamons, appellant, of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). Hamons was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment.
Five separate issues are asserted as error in this appeal. We conclude that each presents a valid question for resolution. We note that the initial issue is one of first impression in Kansas.
The issues are: (1) whether an accused must be told that he or she has been formally charged before a post-complaint Sixth Amendment waiver will be valid; (2) whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence that…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by24 opinions
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