State v. Winters

Knudson, J.:

Jesse Winters appeals his conviction for aggravated battery, a severity level 4, person felony. K.S.A. 21-3414(a)(1)(A). Two issues are presented: (1) Did the trial court properly instruct the jury, and (2) did the trial court err in excluding evidence proffered by the defendant to establish the alleged vic tim’s propensity for violence? Winters does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

We conclude the trial court did not err in excluding the propensity evidence proffered by Winters. However, we also conclude the trial court’s instructions were…