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- Title: State v. Minski
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 16, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
Description
The opinion of the court was delivered by A juror in an attempted first-degree murder-aggravated
kidnapping case fainted during trial when slides of the victim
were being shown. A doctor who had just testified concerning the
victim's injuries treated the juror. The juror who fainted was
replaced by an alternate. Defendant moved for a mistrial. The
motion was denied. This case addresses: (1) the mistrial ruling; (2) the ex parte
conversation between the trial court and the fainting juror; (3)
the admissibility of the slides; (4) the absence of an
instruction on voluntary intoxication; and (5) defendant's pro se
brief and pro se argument. James Minski was convicted of
aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421) and attempted first-degree
murder (K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3301 and K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3401).
Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 22-3601(b)(1) (appeal
of a class A felony conviction or imposition of a maximum
sentence of life imprisonment).