State v. Cooper

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

The primary issue addressed in this criminal case is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction of rape. Two additional issues, i.e., the admission of a knife and tattoo book into evidence and the failure to instruct on involuntary intoxication, are also considered.

Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 22-3601(b)(l) (a direct appeal when a maximum sentence of life imprisonment has been imposed).

The standard of review on sufficiency of the evidence is whether, after, review of all the evidence, viewed in the light most…