[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Thornton" by Supreme Court of Kansas # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Thornton
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 06, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Hillard Amon Thornton, from convictions of seven charges of violation of the Uniformed Controlled Substances Act, K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 65-4127b(b)(3). All charges involved marijuana. Thornton was sentenced to concurrent terms of not less than two nor more than ten years on counts 1, 2, and 3, and to sentences of not less than two nor more than ten years on counts 4, 5, 6, and 7, these to be served consecutively to the sentence on count 1. Since the record is silent, we presume that the sentences on counts 4, 5, 6, and 7 are concurrent with each other. K.S.A. 21-4608. Defendant contends that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to allow the defendant to present alibi evidence, (2) in his instructions to the jury, (3) in allowing the prosecution to present rebuttal evidence which did not refute, and which exceeded the scope of, defendant's evidence, (4) in finding that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict, and (5) in allowing the [224 Kan. 128]