State v. Colson

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,946 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ROBERT WILLARD COLSON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. While a conviction cannot be sustained by a presumption based on another presumption—commonly referred to as inference stacking—separate and distinct factual circumstances may be sufficient, when viewed in a light most favorable to the State, to support the drawing of separate inferences. 2. The mere fact of a victim's intoxication does not provide a presumption that the victim was involved in an altercation at the time of their death. 3. When…