STATE v. CUMMINGS

No. 102,527.

305 P.3d 556 (2013)

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

Supreme Court of Kansas.

June 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lydia Krebs , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Lesley A. Isherwood , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Tedesco Foulston , district attorney, and Steve Six , attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by JOHNSON, J.:

Jessica D. Cummings seeks our review of the Court of Appeals decision that affirmed her conviction for involuntary manslaughter based on the underlying crime of endangering a child. Cummings contends that the district court should have supplemented the pattern jury instruction on the elements of endangering a child, PIK Crim. 3d 58.10, by explaining to the jury what was meant by "reasonable probability." We agree...

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