Legal Opinion

State v. Hamilton

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 14, 1977No. 48,489PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Kenny D. Hamilton appeals from jury convictions of burglary (K.S.A. 21-3715), felony theft (K.S.A. 21-3701), and misdemeanor criminal damage to property (K.S.A. 21-3720). The sufficiency of the evidence to support these convictions is not questioned on appeal so a short summary of the evidence should suffice.

At approximately 1:40 a.m. on July 31, 1975, Sgt. Claycomb of the Topeka Police Department was on routine patrol in North Topeka. He observed a person inside the Torrence Animal Clinic and radioed for a back-up unit. On investigation no…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. FollinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  2. State v. ChilcoteCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1982
  3. State v. WaddellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1989
  4. Davis v. Kansas Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  5. State v. RiceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980

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