State v. Hillard

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,715 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. HEIDI L. HILLARD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A district court's decision to limit cross-examination is reviewed for abuse of discretion. 2. To preserve for review an issue involving a district court's allegedly erroneous admission or exclusion of evidence, the general rule under Kansas law requires a party to raise a contemporaneous objection. For issues involving the allegedly erroneous exclusion of evidence, a proffer as to the substance of the excluded evidence is also required. 3. Constitutional…