Supreme Court of Kansas· 6/8/2007

State v. Walters

Citations

159 P.3d 174
284 Kan. 1
2007 Kan. LEXIS 324

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“Determining whether evidence is too remote to be admissible rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. Mere lapse of time alone is not sufficient to deprive evidence of its probative value but goes to the weight of the evidence to be considered by the jury.”
\Determining whether evidence is too remote to be admissible rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. Mere lapse of time alone is not sufficient to deprive evidence of its probative value but goes to the weight of the evidence to be considered by the jury.\
exclusion of evidence integral to theory of defense may violate fundamental right to fair trial
under federal constitutional error standard, error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt when it had little, if any, likelihood of having changed the result of the trial
first inquiry in self-defense analysis examines defendant's subjective belief and requires evidence indicating defendant honestly and sincerely believed it would be necessary to kill in self-defense
right to present defense subject to statutory rules and caselaw interpreting rules of evidence and procedure

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Judges: Nuss, Johnson, Lockett

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