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What’s Your Motive: Kansas Court of Appeals Extends Relevant Impeachment Evidence to a Witness’s Contemplated Civil Action Against a Criminal Defendant

State v. O’Brien, No. 124,524, 2024 WL 62815 (Kan. Ct. App. Jan. 5, 2024). Gabby Phillips, Staff Editor Issue: Is a witness’s contemplation of filing a lawsuit against the defendant relevant impeachment evidence that a defendant may explore …