State v. Green

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

The State appeals the Court of Appeals’ reversal of Green’s conviction for voluntary manslaughter based on the majority of the panel’s conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to support Green’s conviction for voluntary manslaughter as an aider and abetter.

In the early morning hours of June 29, 2002, O.T. Ruffin died after a fight in the parking lot of Harry and Ollie’s bar in Wichita. The events leading up to O.T.’s death began when O.T. bumped into Green’s sister, Latrina Green, on the bar’s dance floor. Latrina was upset and started…