– State v. Patterson –

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 118,180 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LONDRO EMANUEL PATTERSON III, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The felony-murder statute, K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5402(a)(2), requires proof that the defendant engaged in dangerous, felonious conduct and that a death occurred as a result of that conduct. Intent to kill is not an element of felony murder. 2. The Kansas felony-murder statute does not operate as an unconstitutional, conclusive presumption that invades the jury's province. 3. A trial judge's jury instruction that states, "It is my duty to…