Supreme Court of Kansas
State v. Younger
October 4, 2024556 P.3d 838
Summary
The court affirmed Younger's convictions after rejecting her challenges to remote witness testimony, admission of her statements and search evidence, witness-related trial rulings, and cumulative error. It held that the remote testimony did not violate the federal Confrontation Clause, that Younger's statements and consent were admissible, and that several evidentiary claims were unpreserved or lacked merit. The court reversed portions of the restitution order because the State failed to substantiate the amount awarded for State Farm's claims and because certain costs were improperly included as restitution, and it remanded for correction of the judgment.