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- Title: State v. Lamkin
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 17, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 48 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by The defendant, Lawrence C. Lamkin, was charged with criminal damage to property of Westward Industries, Inc. The defendant drove a pickup truck in circles over the lawn in front of the building housing this food manufacturing firm. The cost of repair of the lawn was estimated to be $480.00. At the close of the State's evidence, the trial judge entered a judgment of acquittal on the ground the State had failed to introduce any evidence to establish that Westward Industries, Inc. had an interest in the property injured, damaged or substantially impaired. The State in its brief and during oral argument acknowledged the question raised is one asking this court to determine the sufficiency of the evidence introduced at the trial. Under K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 22-3602(b) an appeal may be taken by the prosecution in a criminal trial as a matter of right after a final [229 Kan. 105]