State v. Banks

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 128,424 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LA'NIHA S. BANKS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Factual findings supporting admission of a hearsay statement are reviewed for substantial evidence. 2. When the underlying felony supporting a felony murder charge is criminal discharge of a firearm, only pure self-defense is available as a defense and must be instructed upon. Imperfect self-defense is not available and such an instruction is not legally appropriate. 3. When evaluating the factual appropriateness of a jury instruction, this court…