Court of Appeals of Kansas· 6/30/1983

State v. Heiskell

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666 P.2d 207
8 Kan. App. 2d 667
1983 Kan. App. LEXIS 171

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holding that in prosecution for disorderly conduct, where evidence did not support giving of instruction of self defense, court did not err in refusing to instruct jury on that defense
holding that in prosecution for disorderly conduct, where evidence did not support giving of instruction of self defense, court did not err in refusing to instruct jury on that defense
noting that even though in Kansas one has no right to resist even an unlawful arrest, there is a right to self-defense when an officer uses excessive force
A trial court should give a self-defense instruction supported in the evidence even if the defendant personally neither bolsters nor negates the defense.

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Judges: Foth, Abbott, Meyer

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