Legal Opinion

State v. VILLANUEVA, JR.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided December 7, 2001No. 85,260PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Knudson, J.;

Jesse Joseph Villanueva, Jr. appeals his conviction for the rape of S.M., contending the trial court erred in admitting opinion testimony of a social worker, failing to give a multiple acts instruction, and permitting prosecutorial misconduct that was prejudicial.

We affirm. The errors committed during Villanueva’s trial are harmless and did not impair his right to a fair trial.

S.M. and Villanueva were lovers. The State’s theory was that after S.M. decided to end the relationship there was a violent quarrel, and Villanueva raped her. Villanueva acknowledges the quarrel but denies…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. LumbreraSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  2. State v. McCorkendaleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999
  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  4. State v. DePriestSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
  5. State v. ReserSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. VillanuevaSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  2. State v. RiveraCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2009

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