Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22a-235

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The records of the coroner filed with the clerk of the district court and other public records of the coroner made by the coroners or by anyone under the direction or supervision and transcripts certified by the coroner shall be received in any court or administrative body in the state as competent evidence of the matters and facts therein contained. All records filed under this section shall be on a form approved by the director of the Kansas bureau of investigation. The records which shall be admissible under this section shall be records of the results of views and examinations of or autopsies upon the bodies of deceased persons by such coroner or by anyone under such coroner’s direct supervision or control, and shall not include statements made by witnesses or other persons.