STATE v. MINSKI

No. 67,401

252 Kan. 806 (1993)

850 P.2d 809

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JAMES MINSKI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Kay Huff, special appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant. James Minski was on the brief pro se.

Richard G. Guinn, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Paul J. Morrison, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

A juror in an attempted first-degree murder-aggravated kidnapping case fainted during trial when slides of the victim were being shown. A doctor who had just testified concerning the victim's injuries treated the juror. The juror who fainted was replaced by an alternate. Defendant moved for a mistrial. The motion was denied.

This case addresses: (1) the mistrial ruling; (2) the ex parte conversation...

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