Legal Opinion

State v. Wright

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 30, 2026No. 127144Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,144 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DONTAVION QUANCHEZE WRIGHT, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Foreseeability may not be used to establish aiding and abetting liability for a specific intent crime; the State must prove the defendant possessed the specific intent required to commit the offense. 2. When a defendant fails to object to an erroneous jury instruction, the error is subject to clear error review. An instructional error is clearly erroneous only if the reviewing court is firmly convinced the jury would have reached a different…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. WardSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
  3. State v. PlummerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
  4. State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018
  5. State v. McCulloughSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012

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