Legal Opinion

State v. Foster

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided February 9, 1996No. 71,198PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The sole question in this criminal appeal is whether prosecutorial misconduct denied the defendant a fair trial. Leonard *199C. Foster appeals from his convictions of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, aggravated sexual battery, and aggravated burglary, claiming that prosecutorial misconduct denied him a fair trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

The defendant gave a detailed videotaped confession admitting his involvement and guilt. His confession is consistent with the statement of events related by the victim, who is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Namet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
  4. State v. DorseySupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  5. State v. SextonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  2. State v. GleasonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  3. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
  4. State v. FollinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  5. State v. CheeverSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012

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