State v. Showalter

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,598 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RICHARD DANIEL SHOWALTER Defendant, (MATTHEW DOUGLAS HUTTO), Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself or herself. The United States Supreme Court has long held this provision is to be liberally construed. 2. The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 3. Section 10…