State v. Contreras

No. 119,584 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOSE ARMANDO CONTRERAS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 60-404, which requires a contemporaneous objection to the admission of evidence, does not apply to the question of law whether a witness has a right to assert the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. 2. A district court's Fifth Amendment ruling is not a judgment to which the doctrine of acquiescence applies. That doctrine has limited application in criminal cases. 3. A defendant must be permitted to present a complete…