State v. Brown

No. 119,460 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. STEVEN LEE BROWN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-455(a) and (b) allow the State to admit prior crimes evidence for the purposes of showing some material fact including, motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident. But this is not an exclusive list. Evidence of a defendant's prior crimes may be admitted to show why a victim delayed reporting a defendant's sexual abuse. 2. In analyzing the admissibility of K.S.A. 60-455…