State v. Siard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

James L. Siard, Jr., appeals his convictions by a jury of two counts of indecent liberties with a child (K.S.A. 21-3503) and two counts of aggravated incest (K.S.A. 21-3603). The issues raised on appeal involve an alleged denial of the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right of confrontation and that the charges of indecent liberties with a child were multiplicitous with those of aggravated incest. The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions in an unpublished opinion. (State v. Siard, No. 62,717, filed May 19, 1989.) We reverse the convictions.

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