State v. Brown

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 115,817 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. AARON ROBERT BROWN, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An ambiguous verdict can be reasonably interpreted in light of the charging document, the jury instructions, and the record as a whole to determine and give effect to the jury's intent. 2. When such intent is clear, a mistaken description of the crime of conviction contained in the verdict form may be discarded as surplusage when the verdict form also refers to the correct charge by pointing back to the charging document or the jury instructions. 3.…