Kansas Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
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State of Kansas v. Tyre J. Brow, a/k/a Tyree J. Brow a/k/a Tyree J. Brown
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, and domestic battery.
The Defendant represented himself at trial and was convicted.
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(02-10-2025 - KS)
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United States of America v. Diego Almaguer
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Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on federal officer
Kansas man sentenced for assault on federal officer
A Kansas man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for deliberately rammi... More...
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(01-28-2025 - KS)
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United States of America v. Lynn Ritter and Kirk Ritter
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Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and theft of government funds.theft of deceased father’s Social Security benefits
Husband & wife sentenced for theft of deceased father’s Social Security benefits ... More...
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(01-28-2025 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Stephen Levi Bennett
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Emporia, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony use of a weapon to commit and crime.
The defendant was accused of violating the terms and conditions of parole and an application to revoke his parole and that he be sentenced to serve the underlying sentence of 10 months is prison.
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CRIMINAL LAW. PROBATION REVOCATION. The case add... More...
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(01-24-2025 - KS)
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In the Matter of the Estate of James B. Lyons
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Wichita, Kansas real property lawyers represented the parties in a mortgage foreclosure action.
Dispute over the disposition of surplus proceeds after a mortgage foreclosure. Parallel proceedings in civil court involving the foreclosure and in probate court involving the administration of the estate of the deceased homeowner, combined with various delays by the parties' attorneys, caused ... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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Justin Rumbaugh v. DirectTV and American Zurich Insurance Company
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Topeka, Kansas worekers compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff for compensation for a work place injury.
After suffering a back injury at work in 2014, Justin Rumbaugh received treatment through his employer's workers compensation insurer in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act. In 2016, about eight months after Rumbaugh was released to return to work and two years after hi... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. PATRICIO SABAS GOMEZ
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Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error
If a defendant claims a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error, the
reviewing c... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. GABRIAELLE AKIN
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Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming the district court abused its discretion.
The facts of this case are well known to the parties and will only be briefly stated.
In March 2022, Akin se... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ
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Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial
In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a
child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym, ... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. ROBERT E. MCINTOSH
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Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his convictions for disorderly conduct
and interference with law enforcement.
McIntosh was charged with criminal threat, disorderly conduct, and interf... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. MARVIN WILLARD POULSON
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Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his jury conviction of one count of rape and one count of criminal restraint
After an incident in July 2019, the State charged Poulson with two counts of rape
under K.S.A. 2019 Su... More...
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(01-17-2025 - KS)
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United States of America v. Pascual A. Ruiz, Jr.
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Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.
What is the government’s obligation to fulfill a promise made in a plea agreement. Pascual A. Ruiz Jr. was convicted after pleading guilty to one count of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In his written... More...
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(01-14-2025 - KS)
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STATE OF KANSAS v. JENNIFER L. DAILY
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Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing the district court's revocation of the probation and imposition of her underlying sentence
On April 26, 2018, Jennifer Daily entered guilty pleas in two separ... More...
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(01-10-2025 - KS)
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Donetta Raymond, et al. v. Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., et al.
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Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants for age discrimination.
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. adopted a reduction-in-force that led to 271 firings. Many of the fired employees brought suit, including a collective action against Spirit for age discrimination. To prevail on the collective action, the former employees needed to prove a pattern or pra... More...
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(01-07-2025 - KS)
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; Emily Wise
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with robbing Kansas banks
Two people from Wichita charged with robbing Kansas banks
A man and woman from Kansas have been charged through crim... More...
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(01-03-2025 - KS)
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United States of America v. Zane Tilcock; Emily Wise
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with a series of bank robberies involving a firearm.
Two people from Wichita charged with robbing Kansas banks
A man and woman from Kansas h... More...
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(01-03-2025 - KS)
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United States of America v. Clyde Apperson
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Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
The relief requested in themotion was “[a] reduction of sentence to time served, with imposition of the original
conditions of supervised release.” Aplt. App. Vol. 1 at 96; see Aplt. Br. at 46 (using
the same language to describe the relief sought)... More...
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(12-16-2024 - KS)
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Kolette Smith v. Brian Williams, Labetter County Medical Center, d/b/a Labette Health
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Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.
This case stems from the termination of the independent contractor
relationship between Plaintiff-Appellant, Dr. Kolette Smith, and Defendants-
Appellees, Brian Williams and Labette County Medical Center (“Labette Health”)
(collectively “Defendants”). Dr. Smith appeals from the district court’s grant of... More...
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(12-18-2024 - KS)
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United States of America v. Adonis Batista, a/k/a A-1
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of meth.
On July 16, 2022, the Oklahoma City Drug Enforcement Administration
(“DEA”) investigated a drug-related house fire in Del City, Oklahom... More...
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(12-10-2024 - KS)
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In the Interests of D.M.H. Jr., M.M.H., M.L.H., and D.M.H., Minor Children.
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action.
Father has four minor children subject to this action: D.M.H. Jr., M.M.H., M.L.H. and D.M.H. (collectively, the children). The natural mother (Mother) of the children is not a party to this appeal, although she separately appealed from the termination of her paren... More...
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(11-27-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. William Wesley Flesher, Jr.
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Manhattan, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, and theft.
CRIMINAL LAW. JURY INSTRUCTIONS. The case addresses whether the district court erred by not providing unrequested jury instructions that the State must disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, and whether this omission constituted... More...
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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In the Interests of G.I. and R.I., Minor Children
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Kansas City, Kansas family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action.
In June 2022, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) received a report that a stranger found one-year-old R.I. wandering outside alone. DCF investigated the report and spoke to Mother and J.I. (Father) a few days after the incident. Mother and Father revea... More...
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Calvin Wesley Rich
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Great Bend, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking relief from custody.
Calvin Wesley Rich, having been civilly committed as a sexually violent predator for 20 years, petitioned the district court for transitional release and requested appointment of an independent examiner. After an initial hearing, the district court denied Rich's request for an in... More...
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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In the Interests of M.C. and J.M.
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Olathe, Kansas family lawyer represented parents in a termination of parental rights action.
The State simultaneously filed separate child in need of care cases in November 2020 for M.C., then barely 2 years old, and J.M., then 10 months old, when Mother stabbed the children's father in their presence. The record indicates Father has chronically
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Ricky Dion Dunklin
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Manhattan, Kansas criminl defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery and misdemeanor domestic battery.
On August 21, 2019, the State charged Dunklin in Riley County case No. 19 CR 432 with aggravated battery and one count of aggravated domestic battery. Although Dunklin appeared before the district court on September 24, 2019, and October 19, 20... More...
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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Peter J. Ritchey v. Billy Jo Lewis
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Topeka, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a title and ownership of real property.
While living together as an engaged couple, Peter J. Ritchey and Billy Jo Lewis purchased a house and an adjacent, 40-acre property in separate transactions-Ritchey purchased the property and Lewis purchased the house. Lewis represented herself and Ritchey as the ... More...
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(12-06-2024 - KS)
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Brave Law Firm, LLC v. Truck Accident Lawyers Group, Inc., et al.
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Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an alleged violation of the Lanham Act and Kansas law in connection with certain advertisements for legal services.
Brace agreed to dismiss the lawsuit if Pistrotnik produced proof that a large settlement touted in some of its advertisments actually occurred.
Pistotnik produce the proof and dismissed th... More...
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(12-05-2024 - ks)
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United States of America v. Abram F. Velo
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a drug offense.... More...
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(11-19-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Stan P. Mills, Jr.
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of being a violent offender.
In two separate cases, Sedgwick County District Court case Nos. 2021 CR 2220 (Case 1) and 2021 CR 2236 (Case 2), the State charged Mills with two counts of aggravated battery and attempted robbery. The State also charged Mills with arson in Sedgwick County Distri... More...
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(11-15-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Jason D. Buffalohead-Craytor
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forgery and possession of meth.
Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 22-months in prison.
The State's motion for revoke his probation was granted by the Court. ... More...
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(11-15-2024 - KS)
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In the Interest of A.B.
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Wichita, Kansas family law lawyer represented the father in a termination of parental rights action.
A.B. was born in July 2022 and placed in the NICU. A few days later, the State filed a child in need of care petition. The petition alleged that Mother's parental rights to her other seven children and Father's parental rights to his two other children had been recently ... More...
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(11-15-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Joseph C. Esher
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Hiawatha, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of rape and one count each of aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and criminal threat.
Esher was convicted in 2001 of two counts of rape and one count each of aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and criminal threat. Another pan... More...
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(11-15-2024 - KS)
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United States of America v. Timothy Vigil
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Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography
Colorado Recidivist Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Crimes Against Children
A California man was sentenc... More...
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(11-14-2024 - KS)
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United States of America v. Antonio Laringo Knox
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cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving child pornography
California man sentenced to 240 months for receiving child pornography
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(11-12-2024 - KS)
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United States of America v. Shan Hanes
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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by a bank officer.
Victims of cryptocurrency scam awarded restitution
After a $47.1 million cryptocurrency scheme caused a Kansas ... More...
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(11-07-2024 - KS)
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Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson
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Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.
Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.
Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr... More...
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(11-05-2024 - KS)
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Michael Anthony Allen v. Facebook, et la.
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Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming to have been injured and/pr damaged by Facebook's operation.
Michael Allen filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit
against Facebook and other social media entities alleging that, while incarcerated, he
is the target of some sort of “illegal A.I.” emitter technology, ca... More...
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(11-04-2024 - KS)
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Juan Manuel Aguilar, et al. v. Suegundo A. Aponte Caceda, et al.
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Dodge City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants.
On August 11, 2020, KDOT offered to pay the Apontes $63,605 to establish a right-of-way on property they owned along Highway 50 near Dodge City and to reimburse for damages that would occur during an impending highway expansion. The Apontes ultimately accepted the offer and signed a contract of ... More...
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(10-25-2024 - KS)
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State of Kansas v. Shawn P. Rosenberg
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Hutchinson, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex crimes.
Here, a jury found that the facts proved that Shawn P. Rosenberg was guilty of several serious sex crimes. In this appeal, we must decide whether legally sufficient evidence was presented to this jury so it could find the accused guilty. We must also decide whether the omission of a certain ... More...
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(10-25-2024 - KS)
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T.D. and D.D. v. B.R.
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Kansas City, Kansas family law lawyers represented father and grandparents in a grandparent visitation dispute.
B.R., the natural father (Father) of the minor child at the heart of this case, H.R., appeals from the district court's written order establishing a grandparent visitation plan. When the child's natural mother passed away, the district court awarded custody to Father rather... More...
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(10-25-2024 - KS)
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