Legal Opinion
State v. Orr
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided May 30, 1997No. 72,257PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.:
Abraham Orr appeals from his convictions of first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, and attempted aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427 and K.S.A. 21-3301. He claims ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment right under the United States Constitution. He also challenges the admission of his confession and contends that the evidence fails to support the jury’s determination that he was legally sane at the time of the crime.
On September 18,1993, the defendant and three friends, James Wadley, Courtney Crockett, and Adrian…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by60 opinions
- State v. GouldSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- In Re the Care & Treatment of HaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- Bledsoe v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
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