Legal Opinion
State v. Belt
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 28, 2008No. 95,575, 95,613, 95,614, 95,639, 95,640, 95,766PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Beier, J.;
These consolidated cases test the sufficiency of the DNA descriptions in John Doe warrants arising out of a series of seven sexual assaults committed from 1989 through 1994 in McPherson, Saline, and Reno counties. Each of the resulting six cases was dismissed in the district court for one or both of two reasons. The State appeals all of the dismissals; and defendant Douglas S. Belt cross-appeals on the one issue decided against him in McPherson County.
Factual and Procedural History
McPherson County
Four cases involving four different victims…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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