Legal Opinion

State v. Betts

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided October 26, 2001No. 84,112PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

Brian Betts appeals from his conviction of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Greg Miller. He contends (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial following the recantation of the primary witness against him, (2) the court erred in admitting evidence in certain hearsay testimony, (3) the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing arguments, (4) the court erred in denying him a continuance after the revelation of exculpatory evidence requiring further investigation, (5) the prosecutor knowingly presented…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. HerbelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
  3. State v. MeeksSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  4. State v. CorbettSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  5. State v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018

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