Supreme Court of Kansas· 10/21/1983
State v. Royal
Citations
- 670 P.2d 1337
- 234 Kan. 218
- 1983 Kan. LEXIS 388
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding where knife or firearm is used during kidnapping and victim is wounded by the instrument, resulting injury constitutes bodily harm as matter of law
- finding where a knife or firearm is used during a kidnapping and the victim is wounded by the instrument, the resulting injury constitutes bodily harm as a matter of law
- \[o]nly unnecessary acts of violence upon the victim and those occurring after the initial abduction\
- \[o]nly unnecessary acts of violence upon the victim and those occurring after the initial abduction\
- where evidence showed that victim was dragged at knifepoint into car, jury using “common sense ____reasonably could have inferred that the defendant’s intent was to rape or otherwise molest the victim; that is obviously the most plausible explanation for his behavior”
- where evidence showed that victim was dragged at knifepoint into car, jury using \common sense . . . reasonably could have inferred that the defendant's intent was to rape or otherwise molest the victim; that is obviously the most plausible explanation for his behavior\
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Judges: Miller
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. PhamSupreme Court of Kansas· 1984-01-13· cited 72×
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Kansas· 2004-06-25· cited 67×
- State v. KeelerSupreme Court of Kansas· 1985-12-06· cited 52×
- State v. ScottSupreme Court of Kansas· 1992-02-28· cited 47×
- State v. WagnerSupreme Court of Kansas· 1991-03-01· cited 43×
- State v. McNaughtSupreme Court of Kansas· 1986-01-17· cited 40×
- State v. PeltierSupreme Court of Kansas· 1991-10-25· cited 36×
- State v. ColbertSupreme Court of Kansas· 1989-03-03· cited 35×
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas· 1985-01-26· cited 33×
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Kansas· 1986-02-21· cited 27×
- State v. MasonSupreme Court of Kansas· 1992-02-28· cited 25×
- State v. GallowaySupreme Court of Kansas· 1985-12-06· cited 22×
- State v. CummingsSupreme Court of Kansas· 1987-10-30· cited 21×
- State v. RansomSupreme Court of Kansas· 1986-07-18· cited 21×
- State v. FondrenCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1986-06-19· cited 18×
- State v. HutchcraftSupreme Court of Kansas· 1987-10-30· cited 18×
- Paida v. LeachSupreme Court of Kansas· 1996-06-07· cited 16×
- State v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Kansas· 1990-07-19· cited 16×
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Vermont· 2002-02-08· cited 13×
- State v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2001-03-09· cited 7×
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