Supreme Court of Kansas· 2/26/2010

State v. Wright

Citations

224 P.3d 1159
290 Kan. 194
2010 Kan. LEXIS 167

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requiring super- sufficiency of the evidence \to ensure a criminal defendant's statutory entitlement to jury unanimity\
finding the alternative means for committing rape after an examination of the statutory language
requiring substantial evidence supporting each means of criminal element included in instruction
requiring substantial evidence supporting each means of criminal element included in instruction
reversal required if State fails to present sufficient evidence to permit a jury to find each alternative means of committing the crime beyond a reasonable doubt
“Tim- ley required sufficiency of evidence to support each alternative means upon which a jury is instructed, in order to protect a criminal defendant’s right to a unanimous jury verdict.” [Emphasis added.]

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Judges: Beier, Johnson

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