State v. Coleman

Rulon, J.:

Jacqueline L. Coleman, defendant, appeals from her convictions of involuntary manslaughter, K.S.A. 21-3404, a class D felony, and unlawful possession of a firearm, K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-4204, a class D felony, and from her sentence.

Defendant claims the district court erred by: (1) failing to give the instruction on burden of proof requested by defense counsel; (2) improperly limiting cross-examination of a rebuttal witness; (3) finding it was not manifestly unjust to impose mandatory imprisonment pursuant to K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-4618(1) when sentencing defendant; and (4) not…