State v. Choens

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict which found Milton W. Choens (defendant-appellant) guilty of involuntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 21-3404). Various grounds for reversal are asserted on appeal.

The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court in State v. Choens, (case No. 48,747, unpublished opinion filed December 23, 1977). We granted a petition for review based upon our opinion of State v. Makin, 223 Kan. 743, 576 P.2d 666 (1978). Our opinion in Makin was filed April 1, 1978; thus, the Court of Appeals was not…