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State v. Jacques

Citations

  • 14 P.3d 409
  • 270 Kan. 173
  • 2000 Kan. LEXIS 979

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  • holding defendant not in custody during first interview at police station when officers drove defendant to station, interview took place in interview room, defendant was free to go and left after interview, interview lasted over two hours, and defendant was not a suspect
  • analyzing whether defendant was in “custody” under a substantial competent evidence standard
  • defendant answered questions coherently, followed the conversation, had experience with the Miranda form, and had been questioned by officers on previous occasion
  • “When applying the felony-murder rule, ... the felony and the victim’s death do not need to occur simultaneously, nor does the felony need to occur before the death.”
  • Court found noncustodial interview when defendant taken to police station and interviewed for about two-and-a-half hours.
  • attempt by victim to buy cocaine, the stabbing of victim, and the later purchase of the cocaine by the defendant constituted one continuous transaction

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Judges: Abbott

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