Supreme Court of Kansas· 10/25/1985

State v. Bird

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708 P.2d 946
238 Kan. 160
1985 Kan. LEXIS 470

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holding life insurance policy admissible in prosecution for solicitation to commit murder on behalf of victim's wife where defendant told another person that victim had large life insurance policy
point is not properly before the court on appeal when the defendant failed to make timely, specific objections
witness who exercised her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination was unavailable for purposes of confrontation
although accused has the right to know the nature of the charge against him, the information need not set forth all the specific evidentiary facts relied on to sustain the charge
upholding admission of deposition because prosecutor complied with K.S.A. 22-3211[3]

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