(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Guebara" by Supreme Court of Kansas * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Guebara
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 02, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a direct appeal in a criminal action in which the
defendant-appellant, Paul Guebara, was convicted of murder in the
first degree (K.S.A. 21-3401). It was undisputed that the
defendant shot and killed his wife, Genny Guebara. The defendant
admitted the homicide in his testimony at the trial. The only
issue raised on the appeal is that the trial court erred by
failing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of
voluntary manslaughter as defined in K.S.A. 21-3403. At the trial, the factual circumstances were not greatly in
dispute and essentially were as follows: Defendant Paul Guebara
and Genny Guebara were common-law husband and wife, having
declared themselves married in 1980. There were two children
living with the couple: Sylvia Dawn Guebara, the [236 Kan. 792]