Supreme Court of Kansas August 4, 2017, 113409 (State v. Jones)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

No. 113,409

STATE OF KANSAS,

Appellee,

v.

JASON A. JONES,

Appellant.

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT

1.

The Confrontation Clause applies to testimonial statements and prohibits the

admission of such statements by a witness who does not appear at trial, unless the witness

is unavailable to testify and the defendant had a prior opportunity for cross-examination.

2.