State v. Mora

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,410 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. TANNER SCOTT MORA, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. In prosecutions for an attempted crime—when the statute defining the crime does not include an attempt as a means of violating that statute—the default rule in K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5301(a) requires the State to prove the defendant had the specific intent to commit the intended crime, even if that crime as a completed crime does not require specific intent. 2. A defendant prosecuted under an aiding and abetting theory for a specific intent crime—including…