State v. Johnson

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 113,228 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DAQUANTRIUS S. JOHNSON, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Structural error occurs when the error interferes with the court's basic function and denies a defendant the basic protections afforded during criminal trial. Structural errors are so pervasive they defy analysis by harmless-error standards and require automatic reversal. 2. An isolated incident of a trial judge nodding off during a portion of testimony where no objections were made does not create structural error requiring automatic reversal. 3.…