State v. Gleason

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 125,156 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JASON M. GLEASON SR., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. To determine prosecutorial error, an appellate court decides whether the act complained of falls outside the wide latitude afforded to prosecutors to conduct the State's case in a way that does not offend the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial. To determine whether a particular statement falls outside the wide latitude given to prosecutors, the reviewing court considers the context in which the statement was made, rather than analyzing…