State v. Scheetz

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,054 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MARK SCHEETZ, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The contemporaneous objection rule under K.S.A. 60-404 requires a party to make a timely and specific objection at trial to preserve an evidentiary challenge for appellate review. The statute has the practical effect of confining a party's appellate arguments to the grounds presented to the district court. 2. K.S.A. 60-404 directs that a verdict "shall not" be set aside, or the judgment reversed, based on the erroneous admission of evidence without a…