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STATE v. FISHER

No. 49,644

2 Kan. App. 2d 353 (1978)

579 P.2d 167

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ALFONZO J. FISHER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Petition for review denied July 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Phelps of Fred W. Phelps — Chartered, of Topeka, for the appellant.

Stuart W. Gribble, assistant district attorney, Brad Bergman, legal intern, Vern Miller, district attorney, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, for the appellee.

Before SPENCER, P.J., REES and MEYER, JJ.

SPENCER, J.:

Defendant was brought to trial on September 26, 1977, on an information charging him with twenty counts of forgery (K.S.A. 21-3710). During voir dire defense counsel told the jury that, in a civil case as opposed to a criminal case, "nobody is going to be put in jail, nobody is going to be deprived of his liberty." The trial judge sustained an objection to the statement and cautioned defense counsel not to argue possible sentence to the jury. The...

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