Kansas Controlled Dangerous Drug Law
 

United States of America v. Jorge D. Franco

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute in violation of 21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and 18:2.

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21 USC § 841(a)(1) – Distribution/Manufacturing/Possession with intent to Distribute

Statutory maximum generally is 20 years

Five year mandatory minimum and maxi... More...
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United States of America v. Dante Rovon Peppers

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to
possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it and for using a communications facility to facilitate the conspiracy and 2) the revocation of his supervised release for a 2016 felon-in-possession conviction based on his 2023 drug-trafficking convictions.

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MoreLaw was crea... More...
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United States of America v. Omar Villa Carranza, Tiburcio Ayala Rangel, Troy Wagaman, Jesus Cruz Rodriguez, Moises Cervantes Sanchez, Elizabeth Benitez

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with multi-national drug smuggling

Six people arrested in drug smuggling operation


Six people have been charged by criminal complaint in connection with an alle... More...
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State of Kansas v. YVonne Marie Garcia

Garden City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

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United States of America v. Otis J. Newton

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted drug trafficking

Missouri man indicted for attempted drug trafficking



– A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictmen... More...
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United States of America v. Jason P. Briscoe

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with possession with intent to distribute 50-plusgrams of methamphetamine, firearm possession in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and felon ammunition and firearm possession.

Officers arrested Briscoe one morning after he ran from a traffic stop through a trailer park. Briscoe was a passenger in the c... More...
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United States of America v. Ronald Quinn

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of
methamphetamine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841.Mr.

Quinn was charged with: (1) possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841; (2) conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute in v... More...
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State of Kansas v. Casey Smith

Dondge City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in revocation of probation thearing.

In March 2023, Smith was charged with one count each of trafficking drug contraband in a penal institution, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia for crimes committed in February 2023. Later that month, Smith pled no contest to the possess... More...
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United States of America v. Cledale Caldwell

Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex as offender as required in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a).

He admitted that after he relocated from Kansas to Oklahoma, he failed to update his registration between
May 4, 2020, and June 6, 2021.

During this ... More...
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State of Kansas v. Dell William Schmidt, Jr.

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth.

Schmidt was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Schmidt entered into a diversion agreement with the State, which was later revoked due to Schmidt's failure to fulfill certain terms of the agreement.

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Legal issue Was there suffic... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. PATRICIO SABAS GOMEZ

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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STATE OF KANSAS v. JENNIFER L. DAILY

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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United States of America v. Adonis Batista, a/k/a A-1


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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In the Interests of G.I. and R.I., Minor Children


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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United States of America v. Abram F. Velo

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a drug offense.... More...    $0 (11-19-2024 - 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...
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State of Kansas v. Kristopher Keleti

Olathe, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

In October 2018, police officers on patrol noticed what looked like an empty vehicle with its doors open in a hotel parking lot. Because of recent burglaries in the area, the officers approached the vehicle. They foun... More...
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United States of Americav. Ulises Medina-Garcia


Kansas City, Kansas conspiracy to distribute and posses with intent to distribute controlled substances criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



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State of Kansas v. Blake Dean Morgan


Manhattan, Kansas possession of meth, marijuana and paraphernalia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Riley County Police Officer Paul Terpstra stopped Morgan's car for a traffic violation. During the car stop, Terpstra smelled marijuana in the car, which provided probable cause to search Morgan's car. While searching the car, Terpstra found baggies... More...
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State of Kansas v. Michael Wayne Still


Dodge City, Kansas drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Charged with various drug-related crimes, Michael Wayne Still entered into a plea agreement with the State, part of which would result in the State recommending a departure from a prison sentence to probation-if Still complied with his bond conditions. Still agreed to plead no con... More...
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State of Kansas v. Lee Lunsford, Jr.


Atchison, Kansas drug trafficking charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



Lunsford was charged with several drug and traffic charges. After plea negotiations with the State, Lunsford pled guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine, a severity level 5 drug felony. In exchange, the State dismissed all remaining charges. The parties told the cou... More...
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State of Kansas v. Juma Jelani Wright


Topeka, Kansas probation criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Wright pled guilty to possession of an opioid drug, a severity level 5 drug felony, and criminal damage to property, a severity level 9 nonperson felony. The district court sentenced him to 46 months in prison, suspended, and then ordered 12 months supervised probation. This is a dispositio... More...
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State of Kansas v. Anthony McKimmy

Wichita, Kansas possession of heroin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



Anthony McKimmy contends he is serving an illegal sentence because a prior out-of-state conviction was improperly scored as a person felony crime. He is correct. We thus vacate McKimmy's sentence and remand for resentencing.

McKimmy pled guilty to possession of... More...
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United States of America v. Shan Hanes

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by a bank officer.

Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison



Shan Hanes, 53, of Elkhart pleaded guilty to one count of embezz... More...
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United States of America v. Shan Hanes

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzle tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme.

Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison



While the CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank (... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. BLAKE WAYNE FEIKERT

Topeka Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with



Blake Feikert was charged in July 2022 with criminal threat against a law
enforcement officer. He was arrested on July 27, 2022, and was held in jail... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CRISTA G. HINOSTROZA


Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conceal and carry contraband into a correctional facility



Officers from the Lyon County Sheriff's department and the Emporia Police
Department r... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL JACOBSON

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence



Jacobson pled guilty to one count of robbery, a severity level five, person felony,
for his cond... More...
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United States of America v. Christian Michael Woodruff

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. trafficking

Kansas man sentenced for drug trafficking

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STATE OF KANSAS v. ERIK NAHSHON DIXON

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act charges




Erik Nahshon Dixon began committing crimes with his street gang,
the Ins... More...
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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...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. TRAVIS D. SMITH

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with disputing the evidence of bodily harm supporting the aggravated kidnapping conviction.

The appellate lawyer further argues that the district court failed to adequately
consider Smith's financial circums... More...
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United States of America v. Steven R. Henson

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyers Beau B. Brindley; Blair T. Westover, More...    $0 (05-24-2024 - KS)

United States of America v. Theresa Hight

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer Thomas D. Haney represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, and two counts of d... More...    $0 (05-16-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. BERNARD L. SMITH

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery,
and battery



On July 2, 2020, Candi Morris arrived at the Wichita Police Department to report
a potential ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. RANDY ALLEN BALLANTYNE

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child .



The State charged Ballantyne with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of a child
under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5510(a)(2), which prohibits "p... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. TYLER BRANDON MCDONALD

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with filing a motion to suppress evidence obtained .



After dark on a late summer evening in Geary County, a sheriff's
deputy initiated a public welfare stop of Tyler Brandon McDonald. The depu... More...
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State of Kansas v. Jerome Edward

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shooting of a marijuana dealer in a robbery attempt .







The facts underlying Edwards convictions, which arise from the shooting of a
marijuana dealer in a rob... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. MILES LOREN MARTIN

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of methamphetamine and failing to affix a drug-tax stamp.






The Double Jeopardy Clauses of the Fifth Amendment to the United States
Constitution and sect... More...
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EDDIE L. CADDELL v. STATE OF KANSAS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child .





Caddell was charged with rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child in
one case and aggravated criminal ... More...
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