State v. Frantz

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,096 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BARBARA MARIE FRANTZ, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause guarantees a criminal defendant the right of cross-examination, but this right is not absolute, and at times it must bow to accommodate other legitimate interests in the trial process. Trial judges retain wide latitude under the Confrontation Clause to impose reasonable limits on cross- examination. 2. Criminal defendants have a right to present relevant evidence, but that right is subject to reasonable…