Legal Opinion

State v. Penn

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided February 27, 2009No. 98,449PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Green, J.:

Tyler Penn appeals from his juiy trial convictions and sentences for four counts of rape and one count of sexual battery. Penn first argues that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of victim N.R.’s dishonesty. We disagree. Because Penn never es tablished a sufficient foundation to introduce opinion testimony and evidence of N.R.’s general reputation for untruthfulness in the community where she lived under K.S.A. 60-446, the trial court properly excluded the evidence at trial. Next, Penn contends that the prosecutor’s questioning of him during cross-examination, which…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. State v. IvorySupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  4. State v. ToshSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. State v. McMillanCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2010

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