State v. Albano

No. 120,767 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS Appellee, v. ANITA JO ALBANO, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An appellate court employs a multi-step process to review claims of jury instruction error. First, the court must decide whether the issue was preserved. Second, it must decide whether an error occurred by determining whether the instruction was legally and factually appropriate. Finally, if error is found, the court must then determine whether the error is reversible. 2. If K.S.A. 60-455 evidence is admitted at trial, then a limiting instruction is…