Legal Opinion

State v. Carr

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 10, 1998No. 77,951PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

Sharon K. Carr was found guilty of first-degree felony murder in the death of her adopted daughter, 3-year-old Shayleen Carr. She appeals, raising numerous issues involving questions of law, admissibility of evidence, juiy instructions, and the sufficiency of evidence. We conclude that no reversible errors occurred in the trial of her case and affirm.

At approximately 4:40 p.m. on September 7,1995, the defendant brought Shayleen to the South Minor Emergency Center in Wichita. Shayleen was unresponsive, with a dilated left pupil, labored…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State v. TimleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
  2. State v. AikinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  3. State v. BoydSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  4. State v. ProuseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
  5. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. GunbySupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  2. State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  3. State v. EngelhardtSupreme Court of Kansas · 2005
  4. State v. MaysSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  5. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010

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