STATE v. NORRIS

No. 57,199

10 Kan. App. 2d 397 (1985)

699 P.2d 585

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DONALD E. NORRIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Washburn, of Kansas City, for the appellant.

Bruce W. Beye and Joseph E. Cosgrove, Jr., assistant district attorneys, Dennis W. Moore, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for the appellee.

Before ABBOTT, P.J., REES and PARKS, JJ.


PARKS, J.:

Defendant, Donald E. Norris, appeals a jury conviction of indecent liberties with a child. K.S.A. 21-3503.

This appeal raises a question of first impression concerning the manner in which the trial court submits its instructions to the jury. In an attempt to accommodate defense counsel, the court did not instruct the jury before closing arguments. Neither the prosecutor nor defense counsel objected to the omission prior to giving their closing arguments...

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