State v. McLemore

Supreme Court of Kansas
State v. McLemore, 101 Kan. 259 (Kan. 1917)
166 P. 497; 1917 Kan. LEXIS 68
Marshall, Mason, Oins

State v. McLemore

Dissenting Opinion

Marshall, J.

(dissenting) : I can not concur in the conclusion reached by the court. The former opinion expresses my judgment.

Mason, J., j oins in this dissent.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

This cause has been reargued and further consideration has been given to the errors committed on the trial of this action, as shown by the former opinion, reported in The State v. McLemore, 99 Kan. 777, 164 Pac. 161. In the judgment of the court, the errors there disclosed, when all are considered, were of such a nature that it can not be said that they did not affect the substantial rights of the defendant; and it can not be said that he had a fair trial. A majority of *260the court is of the opinion that these errors did affect the substantial rights of the defendant, and did prevent his having a fair trial. For these reasons, the judgment is reversed and a new trial is granted.

Reference

Full Case Name
The State of Kansas v. B. A. McLemore
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
OPINION ON REHEARING. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT. Criminal Law — Errors in Trial — New Trial Ordered. A judgment in a criminal action will be reversed where numerous errors have been committed which affect the substantial rights of the defendant and prevent his having a fair trial.