(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Bentley" by Supreme Court of Kansas ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Bentley
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 13, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by The defendant, Quintin Bentley, was convicted of two counts of indecent liberties with a child (K.S.A. 21-3503). The issue on appeal concerns the criminal statute of limitations (K.S.A. 21-3106) and whether a threat to a child not to tell anyone what the defendant had done constitutes concealment and tolls the running of the statute of limitations. In an unpublished opinion filed January 9, 1986, the Kansas Court of Appeals reversed the defendant's convictions and held a threat to a child does not constitute concealment. The basis of the opinion is that it is not within the province of the court to fashion exceptions to the statute of limitations; that is left to the legislature. The Court of Appeals stated to hold a threat constituted [239 Kan. 335]