State v. Heiskell

Foth, C.J.:

This is an appeal by defendant Doug Heiskell from a jury conviction of disorderly conduct (K.S.A. 21-4101), obstructing legal process (K.S.A. 21-3808), and battery against a law enforcement officer (K.S.A. 21 -3413). On appeal he primarily challenges the instruction given defining disorderly conduct and the failure to give a self-defense instruction on the other two counts.

All three charges arose out of a single incident. At approximately 1:00 a.m. on May 23, 1981, defendant and three friends stopped at a Quik-Trip store in Parsons for gasoline and cigarettes. As they departed in a…