State v. Chandler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

The events behind the charges in this case occurred in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. A correctional officer was struck on the head by an ash can. We consider two issues: The refusal of the trial court to declare a mistrial after the State cross-examined the defendant about a prior conviction and the meaning of “disfigurement” in K.S.A. 21-3414(b).

Arthur Chandler, an inmate at the Hutchinson facility, was convicted by a jury of one count of aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer. (K.S.A. 21-3415). Our jurisdiction is under…