State v. J.L.J.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 125,430 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. J.L.J., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Prosecutors generally have wide latitude in crafting their closing arguments, so long as those arguments accurately reflect the evidence presented at trial and accurately state the controlling law. But a prosecutor errs by arguing that it is the jury's job to convict a criminal defendant when the State proves its case beyond a reasonable doubt. 2. Generally, a defendant need not object at trial to preserve a claim of prosecutorial error for appellate review. But a…