STATE v. CUMMINGS

No. 102,527.

243 P.3d 697 (2010)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Jessica D. CUMMINGS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

December 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lydia Krebs , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Lesley A. Isherwood , assistant district attorney, Nola Tedesco Foulston , district attorney, and Steve Six , attorney general, for appellee.

Before STANDRIDGE, P.J., MARQUARDT and LEBEN, JJ.


STANDRIDGE, J.

Jessica D. Cummings appeals from her conviction for involuntary manslaughter. Specifically, Cummings argues that the underlying crime of endangering a child requires specific intent, that the district court erred in denying her request to instruct the jury on general intent, and that the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the meaning of reasonable probability. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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