Legal Opinion

State v. Garcia

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 10, 1983No. 54,517PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict finding Robert G. Garcia (defendant-appellant) guilty of three counts of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and one count of aggravated battery. (K.S.A. 21-3414.)

The evidence disclosing how the crimes were committed is essentially undisputed. The appellant spent the evening of November 16,1981, at the home of Maria Robles at 928 North Doris, Wichita, Kansas. The appellant had occasionally dated Maria. Living, with Maria at this time were her four-year-old son, Gabriel…

2Cases cited71 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. United States v. Donald Gene BoothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. State v. MeaseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. State v. HerbelSupreme Court of Kansas · 2013
  3. State v. AlleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State v. MayberrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  5. State v. CopasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000

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