State v. Green

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 118,366 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THAD CHRISTOPHER GREEN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An instruction on voluntary intoxication is unnecessary when there is no evidence to support impairment of the defendant that would make it impossible to form the necessary criminal intent. 2. An instruction on a lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter is unnecessary when the defense relies on a theory of sudden quarrel or heat of passion, and no evidence supports that theory. 3. A district judge's refusal to instruct on voluntary…