State v. Jordan

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 124,724 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, Vv. BRANDON KEITH JORDAN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT The term "alternative-means crime" refers to a crime which can be committed in more than one way. The Legislature creates an alternative-means crime by enacting criminal statutes which list distinct alternatives for an element of the crime. And the district court presents the jury with an alternative-means crime by giving jury instructions that incorporate more than one of the distinct statutory alternatives for an element of the crime. Presenting the…