STATE v. NEUFELD

No. 74,412.

260 Kan. 930 (1996)

926 P.2d 1325

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. MELVIN NEUFELD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie S. Pfeifer, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, was with her on the briefs for appellant.

Mark L. Bennett, Jr., of Bennett & Dillon, L.L.P., of Topeka, argued the cause, and was on the brief for appellee.

Robert Drean, legal intern, and Michael Kaye, supervising attorney, of Washburn Law Clinic, of Topeka, were on the brief for amicus curiae Washburn Law Clinic.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ABBOTT, J.:

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