Legal Opinion
State v. Makin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 1, 1978No. 49,117PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
McFarland, J.:
This is a direct appeal from a conviction upon trial to the court wherein the defendant-appellant Kenneth D. Makin was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 21-3404). The facts are not in dispute. The information reads in part:
“[0]n or about the 4th of August, 1976, one KENNETH D. MAKIN did then and there unlawfully, wilfully [and] unintentionally kill a human being, to-wit: Jamie R. Reeves, without malice, while in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, to-wit: operating a vehicle while under the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Hickert v. WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
- State v. GloydSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
- State v. BettsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- State v. KliewerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
- State v. StoneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1987
- State v. BurrellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
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