Court of Appeals of Kansas· 9/9/2011

State v. Crawford

Citations

262 P.3d 1070
46 Kan. App. 2d 401
2011 Kan. App. LEXIS 134
2011 WL 3962920

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concluding that the prosecutor’s use of a puzzle analogy was misconduct, but did not require reversal due to correct jury instructions
recognizing that a speedy trial claim is waived if not raised before the district court
prosecutor committed misconduct, but there was no reversible error, when, during voir dire and closing argument, he used a puzzle analogy to explain reasonable doubt standard
“Counsel in criminal cases would do well to avoid comments mixing reasonable doubt and jigsaw puzzles in speaking with the jury.”

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Judges: Atcheson, Malone, McAnany

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