STATE v. SAWYER

No. 101,624.

305 P.3d 608 (2013)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Myoun SAWYER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

July 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid T. Nelson , of Capital and Conflicts Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Jennifer S. Tatum , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Jerome A. Gorman , district attorney, and Steve Six , attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


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

On petition for review, Myoun L. Sawyer argues that his conviction for criminal threat must be reversed and his case remanded, because (1) the district court judge was required to recuse and failed to do so; (2) his jury was inappropriately provided a permissive inference instruction on intent; and (3) the district judge abused his discretion by refusing to read certain testimony back to the jury upon its request...

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