Supreme Court of Kansas· 12/12/2008

State v. Jones

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197 P.3d 815
287 Kan. 559
2008 Kan. LEXIS 719

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recognizing defendant's dilatory assertion of constitutional right may result in waiver or forfeiture
“Accordingly, we are confident that, when given the opportunity to do so, the Supreme Court would affirm that a dying declaration may be admitted into evidence, even when it is testimonial in nature and is unconfronted.”
“Accordingly, we are confident that, when given the opportunity to do so, the Supreme Court would affirm that a dying declaration may be admitted into evidence, even when it is testimonial in nature and is unconfronted.”
discussing Giles v. California, 554 U.S. 353, 128 S. Ct. 2678, 171 L. Ed. 2d 488 [2008] [statement that satisfies statutory requirement of dying declaration exception to hearsay prohibition admissible even if defendant has not had opportunity to cross-examine declarant]
Crawford left open the possibility of exceptions to a person’s constitutional right to confront witnesses
“[W]e are confident that, when given the opportunity to do so, the Supreme Court would confirm that a dying declaration may be admitted into evidence, even when it is testimonial and unconfronted.”

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