Supreme Court of Kansas· 4/12/2013

State v. Qualls

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297 Kan. 61
298 P.3d 311

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reversing conviction for failure to instruct on lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter
appellate courts are not in position to malee credibility determinations
defendant “entitled to instructions on the law applicable to his defense theory if there was evidence to support that theory, as long as the evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to him was sufficient to justify a rational factfinder finding in accordance with that theory”
appellate courts do not make witness credibility determinations
finding voluntary manslaughter instruction warranted reversal

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Judges: Beier, Biles, Moritz, Rosen

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