Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J.D.C.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 8, 2007No. 95,610PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This case arises out of allegations of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl by her stepfather and the district court’s determination that the girl was a child in need of care (CINC). We granted the natural mother’s petition for review to consider whether the district judge erred in admitting hearsay evidence from the girl under K.S.A. 60-460(a), when the State did not call her in its case *157in chief and she was merely made available for cross-examination by her mother’s lawyer.

Factual Background

Fourteen-year-old J.D.C. reported to her school…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. In the Interest of B.D.-Y.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2008
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
  3. Boldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009
  4. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  5. In Re J.S. and D.S. in Re D.S., B.S., I.S., F.S., and M.SWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014

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