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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 299 Kan. 890
  • 327 P.3d 421
  • 2014 WL 2619909
  • 2014 Kan. LEXIS 283

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  • concluding arguments broad enough to encompass appellate arguments, even if they are ambiguous, are properly before appellate court's review
  • if party’s arguments to district court were sufficiently broad to encompass his or her appellate arguments, we will consider them for first time on appeal
  • specifically rejecting the notion of denying the DNA test on the basis of the weight of the evidence
  • DNA testing for third party biological material on a knife would not be exculpatory because the presence of third party did not undermine the defendant's undisputed guilt
  • \'DNA testing is intended to confirm or dispute the identity of individuals involved in or at the scene of a purported crime.' So DNA evidence may be exculpatory if it tends to establish innocence based on an individual's identity. [Citation omitted.]\
  • \'DNA testing is intended to confirm or dispute the identity of individuals involved in or at the scene of a purported crime.' [Citation omitted.] So DNA evidence may be exculpatory if it tends to establish innocence based on an individual's identity.\

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Judges: Nuss

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