STATE v. HARRISON

No. 116,670.

467 P.3d 477 (2020)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. John Christopher HARRISON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Kittel , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Jacob M. Gontesky , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Stephen M. Howe , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellee.


John Christopher Harrison claims the district court committed reversible error when it responded to a jury question by having court staff deliver a written note to the jury room rather than convening in open court and answering the question in his presence. A Court of Appeals panel held the note...

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