STATE v. BROOKS

No. 47,759

217 Kan. 485 (1975)

536 P.2d 1365

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOE BROOKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 14, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Gilman, of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Andrew Heyl, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Margaret Jordan, district attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

OWSLEY, J.:

Defendant, Joe Brooks, appeals from a conviction of the possession of heroin with intent to sell, and sale of same, in violation of K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 65-4127a. The issue on appeal concerns the admissibility of certain testimony by the state's expert witness.

As part of its case-in-chief, the state called Ronald Jones, a forensic chemist for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, who analyzed the drugs...

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