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STATE v. CROW

No. 79,287.

266 Kan. 690 (1999)

974 P.2d 100

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. JIMMY GALE CROW, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Shepack, county attorney, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Janine Cox, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellee.

Paige A. Nichols, of Monnat & Spurrier, of Wichita, and James F. Vano, of Overland Park, were on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Melanie S. Pfeifer, assistant attorney general, Jimmy Chen, legal intern, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas Attorney General.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LARSON, J.:

The State of Kansas appeals on a question reserved the trial court's decision that K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 22-3437 unconstitutionally deprives a criminal defendant of the right to confront witnesses guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 22-3437 allows a report and certificate by the person performing a forensic analysis to be admitted into evidence without...

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