Supreme Court of Kansas· 3/27/1987

State v. MacOmber

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734 P.2d 1148
241 Kan. 154
1987 Kan. LEXIS 320

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reversing defendant’s conviction because the State improperly questioned the defendant regarding prior crimes during cross-examination
reversing conviction when cross-examination was not allowed about testimony that the key witness gave at the preliminary hearing that the defendant claimed was false
if collateral or indirect testimony is introduced without objection, it is error not to allow the defendant to show such testimony is false
a defendant must have the right to testify and deny the charges against him or her without fear such testimony will make evidence of prior crimes admissible
district court committed reversible error when it excluded evidence of a key witness' drug use when that evidence was offered to show the witness had testified falsely about her drug use

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