State v. Ervin

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 126,747 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JAVAN JERMAINE ERVIN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Prosecutors have wide latitude to conduct the State's case in a manner that does not offend the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial. They act within that wide latitude when they argue about evidence introduced at trial or ask the jury to draw reasonable inferences based on the evidence. But they exceed that wide latitude if they argue facts or factual inferences outside of what the evidence shows. 2. The invited error doctrine is…