State v. Morris

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 119,911 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WILLIE E. MORRIS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A defendant is entitled to a voluntary intoxication instruction when the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the defendant, shows the defendant was intoxicated to a degree that he or she could not form the necessary intent. 2. Evidence showing only that a defendant consumed alcohol or drugs, or that the defendant was high or intoxicated at the time of the crime, does not support an inference that the defendant was so intoxicated that he or she…