Supreme Court of Kansas· 5/10/1985

State v. Garner

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699 P.2d 468
237 Kan. 227
1985 Kan. LEXIS 366

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holding that the defendant committed an overt act toward the crime of attempted theft when he went to the owner's property to prepare the cattle for shipment the next day
holding that the defendant committed an overt act toward the crime of attempted theft when he went to the owner’s property to prepare the cattle for shipment the next day
holding that the defendant committed an overt act toward the crime of attempted theft when he went to the owner’s property to prepare cattle for shipment the next day
holding that theft by obtaining or exercising unauthorized control over property is inherently dangerous for purposes of the felony-murder rule only when the thief is discovered during the course of the attempted theft resulting in death
defendant had explicitly waived his right to a speedy trial; the continuance was requested with his understanding
“no definitive rule as to what constitutes an overt act for purposes of attempt”; “[ejach case must depend largely on its particular facts and the inferences which a jury may reasonably draw”

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Judges: Prager

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