State v. Sales

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.:

The State appeals from a pretrial order prohibiting the State from presenting expert witness testimony on delayed reporting by child victims of sexual abuse. The defendanUappellee has raised the issue of the court’s jurisdiction to hear the interlocutory appeal under K.S.A. 22-3603.

Andrew Sales was tried and convicted of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy in violation of K.S.A. 21-3506(a)(2). The alleged victim of the crime was his daughter. The crime was alleged to have occurred between the dates of June 1, 2004, and February 1, 2005;…