Supreme Court of Kansas· 3/21/2014

State v. Santos-Vega

Citations

299 Kan. 11
321 P.3d 1
2014 Kan. LEXIS 114

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stating that, in order to remedy a jury unanimity problem, “either the State must have informed the jury which act to rely upon for each charge . . . or the [trial] court must have instructed the jury to agree on the specific criminal act for each charge”
finding fundamental failure when State's witness violated an order in limine and the defendant's Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights as protected by Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S. Ct. 2240, 49 L. Ed. 2d 91 [1976]
“The importance of compliance with orders in limine has been underscored by our caselaw imposing a duty on prosecutors to instruct their witnesses about the existence and contents of such orders as a guard against improper testimony.”
discussing the importance of parties abiding by such orders
explaining prejudicial effect of violations of orders in limine

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Judges: Biles

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