State v. Jordan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant David C. Jordan from his conviction of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 21-3401).

The defendant claims the trial court erred in not giving a self-defense instruction. If a self-defense instruction should have been given, he argues that he also was entitled to an instruction on involuntary manslaughter on the theory of self-defense committed in an unlawful or excessive manner. He also contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his prior juvenile activity (robbery and use of cocaine)…