In re Care & Treatment of Quillen

No. 120,184 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of RICHARD A. QUILLEN. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When analyzing jury instruction issues, an appellate court follows a three-step process. First, the court must determine whether it can or should review the issue, i.e., whether there is a lack of appellate jurisdiction or a failure to preserve the issue for appeal. Second, it must consider the merits of the claim to determine whether legal or factual errors occurred below. And third, if there is error, it must assess whether the error requires…