Legal Opinion
State v. Rodriquez
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided October 27, 1979No. 51,044PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Herd, J.:
Jesse A. Rodriquez was tried and convicted in a joint trial with codefendant Michael McClure of murder in the first degree (K.S.A. 21-3401) for the killing of Loydene Gorda. Each man gave a statement to police out of the presence of the other. The statements were admitted into evidence, with a limiting instruction, over Rodriquez’s objection. From his conviction, Rodriquez appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
On September 19,1978, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the body of a young woman was discovered laying face down in the Kaw River…
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