State v. Cantu

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,303 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOHN R. CANTU, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The right to testify on one's own behalf at a criminal trial is a fundamental right grounded in multiple provisions of the United States Constitution. 2. While a finding of forfeiture is the most overt way in which a defendant may be deprived of the right to testify, a court may also infringe on the right to testify by striking the defendant's testimony. 3. Most constitutional errors can be reviewed for harmlessness. A constitutional error is harmless only…