STATE v. WETRICH

No. 106,002.

304 P.3d 346 (2013)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Roy WETRICH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

June 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Korey A. Kaul , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Clayton J. Perkins , legal intern, Steven J. Obermeier , assistant district attorney, Stephen M. Howe , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellee.

Before HILL, P.J., PIERRON and SCHROEDER, JJ.


HILL, J.

In this criminal appeal, Roy Wetrich contends the district court erred when it prevented him from presenting evidence that his wife had lied about him in a statement she gave the police. Kansas law allows a witness' credibility to be attacked by presenting evidence that the witness has a character trait for dishonesty. That trait may not be proved by evidence of a specific instance of conduct but may be proved only by opinion testimony. Because Wetrich sought...

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