State v. Cooper

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 127,805 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JORDYN LAMONT COOPER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When a trial proceeds on stipulated facts, appellate courts conduct a de novo review for sufficiency of the evidence, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the State. When reviewing stipulated facts, the appellate court cannot ignore the circumstantial evidence presented by the stipulations and the inferences deducible therefrom. 2. By entering into a stipulation of facts, the defendant is precluded from disputing the factual evidence…