State v. Dean

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 116,568 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MARQUEL D. DEAN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An appellant has the burden to furnish a record that affirmatively shows prejudicial error, and without such a record, an appellate court presumes the actions of the district court were proper. 2. A district court is not legally required to instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of a noninformant witness who is testifying in exchange for benefits from the State. 3. To grant a motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence, a district…