Legal Opinion
State v. Skelton
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 13, 1990No. 63,121PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allegrucci, J.:
This is a direct appeal from a jury verdict which found defendant, John A. Skelton, guilty of aggravated burglary (K.S.A. 21-3716), aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421), rape (K.S.A. 21-3502), and aggravated criminal sodomy (K.S.A. 21-3506). The jury did not reach a verdict on a second count of aggravated criminal sodomy, and the State dismissed this count at sentencing.
The defendant raises five issues on appeal: (1) His identification was tainted by suggestive pretrial procedures; (2) the evidence seized from his car was inadmissible;…
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