Kansas

KS 52.240 Provocation of First Force as Excuse for Retaliation

Pattern Instructions for Kansas – Criminal 4th TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 52 Principles of Criminal Liability 52.240 Provocation of First Force as Excuse for Retaliation A person is not permitted to provoke an attack on (himself) (herself) (someone else) with the specific intention to use such attack as a justification for inflicting bodily harm upon

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KS 52.230 Forcible Felon Not Entitled to Use Force

Pattern Instructions for Kansas – Criminal 4th TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 52 Principles of Criminal Liability 52.230 Forcible Felon Not Entitled to Use Force A person is not permitted to (use physical force) (threaten to use physical force) (display a means of force) in defense of (himself) (herself) (someone else) ([his] [her] dwelling) ([his] [her]

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KS 21-5108. Burden of proof; defendant presumed innocent.

Kansas Annotated Statutes Chapter 21. Crimes and Punishments (§§ 21-101 — 21-6902) Kansas Criminal Code (Arts. 51 — 69) Article 51. Preliminary (§§ 21-5101 — 21-5112) 21-5108. Burden of proof; defendant presumed innocent. (a) In all criminal proceedings, the state has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant is guilty of

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State v. Phillips, 2021 Kan. LEXIS 4 (KS Supreme Court 2021)

State v. Phillips, 2021 Kan. LEXIS 4 (KS Supreme Court 2021) Supreme Court of Kansas January 15, 2021, Opinion Filed No. 121,075 2021 Kan. LEXIS 4 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL L. PHILLIPS, Appellant. Counsel: Kai Tate Mann, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant. Matt

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