State v. Guebara

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,994 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. PAUL GUEBARA, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Because Kansas' statutory possession-of-a-weapon ban applies to people who have committed only certain felonies, a stipulation to only a prior felony does not satisfy the prosecution's burden because it fails to establish that the defendant had committed a felony that prohibited the defendant from possessing a weapon on the date in question. 2. When requested by a defendant charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, a district court must approve a…