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· 5/8/1976

State v. Donnelson

Citations

  • 549 P.2d 964
  • 219 Kan. 772
  • 1976 Kan. LEXIS 424

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • the limiting instruction should not be in the form of a \shotgun\ instruction that covers all of the eight factors set forth in K.S.A. 60-455
  • “While the determination of relevancy is a matter left to the judicial discretion of the trial judge, such discretion cannot be abused and must be based upon some knowledge of the facts surrounding the prior offense.”

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Judges: Kaul

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