State v. Price

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, C.J.:

The State appeals, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(3), on a question reserved: Whether the trial court erred in ruling that the defendant’s statement to an agent of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation would not be admissible at trial.

Defendant Price was charged with a rape which occurred at the Norton State Hospital. Price was an inmate of the Norton Correctional Facility at the time and was identified by the victim as her assailant. In his statement to KBI Agent Blecha, he ad mitted talking to the victim during his work shift at the hospital…