State v. Sisson

No. 126,820 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CORNELIUS SISSON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A district court's response to a mid-deliberation jury question is reviewed for abuse of discretion. A district court abuses its discretion if its decision is (1) arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable; (2) based on an error of law; or (3) based on an error of fact. 2. In determining whether the district court's response to a jury question was a correct statement of the law, the appellate court is presented with a legal question, subject to unlimited…