State v. Sieg

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,862 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. ORVILLE WILLIAM SIEG, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When a criminal defendant challenges the evidence's sufficiency, a reviewing court must examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution and decide whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. 2. K.S.A. 60-455 does not prohibit the admission of evidence about other crimes and civil wrongs if the evidence relates to acts committed as part of the events surrounding…