Here are the criminal cases on the KSC docket for October 29-November 1, 2019. These summaries are based on the issues listed in the briefs filed and may not very accurately or fully describe the actual issues in the cases. I recommend you review the briefs yourself if you would like more details. Don't forget, arguments are streamed live at the appellate court website and archived (here) if you would like to watch any of these arguments.
October 29--Tuesday--a.m.- Improper admission of audio recording without proper identification
- "Moving violations" as used in fleeing statute is vague
- Incompetence to represent self
- Whether self-defense immunity applied
- Whether self-defense immunity applied
- Improper denial of workplace defense instruction
- Whether criminal threat conviction based in part on reckless conduct unconstitutional
- Felony murder statute includes unconstitutional conclusive presumption
- Improper instruction requiring jurors to follow instructions
- Prosecutorial error in jury selection
- Hard-25 sentence is disproportionate applied to young adults
- IAC for failing to introduce 911 call made by witness
- First-degree premeditated and second-degree murder are identical offenses
- Improper admission of prior bad act evidence
- Failure to give lesser-included offense instruction
- Failure to allow defense argument
- Prosecutorial error in closing argument
- Improper admission of law witness opinion testimony
- Improper weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors at sentencing
- Improper use of prior misdemeanor for criminal history and to elevate battery to felony
- Conviction to crime found unconstitutional should be vacated
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