Legal Opinion
State v. Ackward
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 10, 2006No. 91,755PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
ALLEGRUCCI, J.:
Word Ackward, Jr. was convicted by a jury of one count of felony murder and one count of attempted possession of marijuana with intent to sell or distribute. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for felony murder and 14 months on the drug charge to run concurrently with the life sentence. He appeals his convictions.
Ackward raises the following issues, which we list in the order we will consider them.
1. WAS THERE SUBSTANTIAL COMPETENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT COURT’S DETERMINATION THAT ACKWARD’S STATEMENT TO POLICE WAS VOLUNTARY?
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Murray v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. PaynerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by108 opinions
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