Kansas Bogus Check Law
 

Justin Rumbaugh v. DirectTV and American Zurich Insurance Company

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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STATE OF KANSAS v. MARVIN WILLARD POULSON

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...
   $0 (01-17-2025 - KS)

Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson

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...
   $0 (11-05-2024 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Kurtis Lee Nichols

Alma, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement.


Nichols started working at Perfection II Masonry, Inc., in 2019. Nichols worked for Charles Lillich-the president, half owner, and day-to-day operator of Perfection II, which employed around 20 people. The company's store is in Alta Vista, a small community in Wabaunsee County. When he started, ... More...
   $0 (10-25-2024 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Charles D. Thomas


Lawrence, Kansas attempted second-degree intentional murder criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Charles Thomas and his longtime girlfriend and mother of their three children, L.E., were in their trailer home in Lawrence, Kansas, with their children and a family friend, Andrew Sommer. Thomas had a disability, leaving him unable to get around without t... More...
   $0 (09-06-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS, v. HUMBERTO L. PALACIO JR.

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count criminal possession
of a firearm

Palacio now appeals the indecent liberties with a child conviction, raisin... More...
   $0 (05-17-2024 - KS)

MARQUISE JOHNSON v. BASS PRO OUTDOOR WORLD, LLC, FABBRICA D'ARMI PIETRO BERETTA, S.P.A., and BERETTA U.S.A. CORP.

Topeka Kansas civil defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with product defect lawsuit against a gun seller



Shortly after turning 21, Andre Lewis went to the Bass Pro Outdoor World in
Olathe, Kansas, and bought a Be... More...
   $0 (05-03-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MALIK D. BEASLEY

Topeka Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with criminal use of weapons



Malik D. Beasley appeals his convictions of two counts of criminal
use of weapons following a jury trial. Beasley claims: (1) The State ... More...
   $0 (06-10-2024 - KS)

Sandra Lloyd v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.

Kansas City, Kansas consumer law lawyers Alan J. Stecklein, Craig C. Marchiando, More...    $1 (06-05-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MALIK D. BEASLEY

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his convictions of two counts of criminal use of weapons




In April 2020, Wichita police officer Jared Henry saw photographs of Beasley on social media with what
appeared ... More...
   $0 (05-05-2024 - KS)

State of Kansas v .TERRANCE W. PONDER


On October 28, 2014, the State charged Ponder with violation of the Kansas
Offender Registration Act (KORA) for actions on or about September 1, 2014. Ponder
was not arrested until June 2018 for this offense.
Ponder ultimately entered into a plea agreement with the State, under which he
pleaded guilty to the KORA noncompliance charge. In his presentencing dispositional More...
   $0 (01-24-2024 - KS)

Cristle PLain v. Nichols Management, Inc. d/b/a McDonald's

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory (sexual harassment).

Plaintiff was formerly employed at a McDonald's franchise restaurant in Pittsburg, Kansas owned by Defendant. Plaintiff contends Defendant subjected her to employment discrimination on account of sex, including harassment in the form of a hostile work enviro... More...
   $0 (07-19-2023 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Lori Mayfield

Ellsworth, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mistreatment of a dependent adult.


A jury sitting in Ellsworth County District Court convicted Defendant Lori Mayfield of one count of mistreatment of a dependent adult for using money belonging to her daughter Jessica for her own benefit by means of "false pretenses." Although the evidence showed that Mayfi... More...
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State of Kansas v. Floyd Scott Bledsoe

This is primarily a sufficiency of the evidence case. Defendant Floyd S. Bledsoe appeals his convictions for first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated indecent liberties. K.S.A. 21-3401(a); K.S.A. 21-3421; K.S.A. 21-3504. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(1) (an appeal of a conviction for an off-grid crime receives review by this court).

Bledsoe cla... More...
   $0 (02-01-2023 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Merardo Garza, Jr.

1.A district court is justified in denying a defendant's request for new counsel if there is a reasonable basis for believing the attorney-client relationship has not deteriorated to a point that appointed counsel could not give effective aid in the presentation of the client's defense.

        2. K.S.A. 60-401(b) defines relevant evidence as "evidence having any tendency in reaso... More...
   $0 (06-30-2010 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. TY R. ZEINER

Topeka, KS – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a driving while under the influence (DUI) charge.



Ty Zeiner was convicted of driving while under the influence (DUI)
after he was found by Deputy Starkey asleep in the driver's seat of his SUV and parked
alongside a gravel road. Because the district cour... More...
   $0 (09-09-2022 - KS)

United States of America v. Blaine Schurle

Topeka, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of criminal conversion, one count of forgery of United States obligations or securities, and one count of false statement to a federally insured bank.

According to court documents, Blaine Schurle, 26, of Barnes as operator of Double S Cattle Company, LLC is accused of allegedly selling approximately 400 head ... More...
   $0 (07-21-2022 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CASS WAYNE MCDONALD

Topeka, KS - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with
sexual assault allegations.



In September 2011, four-year-old P.S.E. and her father (Father) went to the
Topeka Police Department and reported that sometime during the previous few months
Cass Wayne McDonald had inserted... More...    $0 (05-26-2022 - KS)

United States of America v. Dawna Kellogg

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements on federal tax returns.

Dawna Kellogg, 61, of Williamsburg—while employed in the accounting department at the Johnson County District Court—stole at least $776,691.50 in cash from her employer between January 2010 and June 2017. Kellogg’s legal name was Dawna Brandt ... More...
   $0 (04-21-2022 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CARLOS ANTONIO GALLEGOS

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Carlos Antonio Gallegos with challenging his conviction for first-degree premeditated murder charge



In July 2016, M.C. was staying with her boyfriend, Andr'a Jones, and his cousin,
Lakieva Rowe, at the Oak Tree Inn in Kansas City, Kansas. On July 5, Jones and Rowe
left ... More...
   $0 (04-24-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. LUIS ANTONIO AGUIRRE

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Luis Antonio Aguirre with a voluntary
manslaughter and a first-degree premeditated murder charge



In September 2007, T.M. and her one-year-old son, J.M., left a homeless shelter in
Chicago. A month later, their bodies were discovered in a shallow grave near Ogden,
K... More...
   $0 (04-23-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER M. DALE

- Criminal defense attorney represented Christopher Dale with arguing the State has divided one criminal offense into three crimes. He claims this violates the guarantee that no person will "be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" found in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and a Kansas statute, K.S.A. 21-... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHARLES D. BOWSER

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Charles D. Bowser with directly appealing to this court, pursuant to K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3601(b).



We previously considered King's appeal in State v. King, 308 Kan. 16, 417 P.3d
1073 (2018). We laid out the key facts as follows:
"Don's Market and Liquors robbery
"... More...
   $0 (01-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ALEX DEE DAVIS

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Alex Davis with first-degree felony murder, leaving the scene of an accident, felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, felony and misdemeanor theft, and driving with a suspended license charges. He claims several trial errors and one sentencing error in this direct appeal.

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   $0 (01-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CECIL MEGGERSON

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Cecil Meggerson with claiming his convictions are not supported by sufficient evidence..




We previously decided King's appeal in State v. King, 308 Kan. 16, 417 P.3d 1073
(2018). In that decision, we described the key events as follows:

"Don's Market and Li... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. SAMUEL VONACHEN

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Samuel Vonachen with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of aggravated arson. After being certified to be tried as an adult, he was convicted as charged. In this direct appeal, he advances seven challenges to reverse those results.

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   $0 (01-10-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. PHILLIP JERMAINE STANLEY

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Phillip Jermaine Stanley with directly appealing a first-degree murder charge.



Phillip Jermaine Stanley directly appeals his first-degree murder
conviction. Stanley alleges the district court erred when it refused to grant a mistrial after
a witness claimed to have ... More...
   $0 (01-10-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHARLES D. BOWSER

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant attempted capital murder.





We previously considered King's appeal in State v. King, 308 Kan. 16, 417 P.3d
1073 (2018). We laid out the key facts as follows:
"Don's Market and Liquors robbery
"On the evening of February 27, 2015, three men wearing bla... More...
   $0 (11-27-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ALEX DEE DAVIS

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed robbery.




A man covering his face with a red bandana and wearing skeleton gloves entered a
Wichita donut shop's back door early on October 24, 2016. The man pointed a "rainbow
colored" gun at an employee and demanded money. He left without t... More...
   $0 (11-27-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CECIL MEGGERSON

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed robbery




We previously decided King's appeal in State v. King, 308 Kan. 16, 417 P.3d 1073
(2018). In that decision, we described the key events as follows:
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"Don's Market and Liquors robbery
"On the evening of February 27, 2... More...
   $0 (11-27-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. BRITTANY R. SMITH

Hutchinson, KS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster charged with f possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, and driving under the influence.


In the early morning hours of February 18, 2018, two officers from the Hutchinson
Police Department—Officer Hannah Brown and Sergeant Eri... More...
   $0 (10-30-2020 - KS)

L. RUTH FAWCETT TRUST, CINDY K. PAGE-COLMER, TRUSTEE, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, v. OIL PRODUCERS, INC. OF KANSAS

Liberal, KS - class action lawyer, recovery of underpaid gas royalties


This class action seeks recovery of underpaid gas royalties. It is brought by about
2,300 royalty owners against the operator, Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas, known as OPIK
in this litigation. OPIK sells the raw natural gas at the wellhead to third parties, who, in
turn, make the gas fit to enter our... More...
   $0 (10-02-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DIANTRE MARQUELLE LEMMIE,















In the early morning of April 26, 2016, in the parki... More...
   $0 (09-04-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. WILLIE E. MORRIS















Morris, Goodpaster, Brian Bussart, Heidi Hillard, and ... More...
   $0 (09-04-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JASON W. HACHMEISTER















In September 2011, Hachmeister was in his mid-30s and ... More...
   $0 (09-03-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JEROME EDWARDS















This court laid out the facts underlying Edwards' co... More...
   $0 (09-01-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. SHELBIE ELLIS















On the afternoon of January 20, 2018, an employee of a... More...
   $0 (08-31-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. QUINTON MOORE














This case is characterized by multiple evolving stories f... More...
   $0 (08-31-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. THAD CHRISTOPHER GREEN















In the early morning hours of December 23, 2015, Ma... More...
   $0 (08-31-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. WILLIE E. MORRIS










First-degree premeditated murder and the alternative charge of
first-degree felony murder, aggravated kid... More...
   $0 (06-22-2020 - KS)

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