State v. Boeschling

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 116,757 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MORGAN L. BOESCHLING, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A district court judge does not err in answering a jury's question about whether nullification can be applied in a case by saying: "You took the oath as jurors at the start of the case to follow the law in the case that you were instructed by the case." This response did not misinform jurors or coerce them into convicting the defendant. 2. A district court judge errs by adding a culpable mental state of "knowingly" to a burglary instruction that…