Federal Courthouse - Wichita, Kansas

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Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with operating with pirated computer software.

Lightning Aerospace, LLC, and Fly Manufacturing, LLC, were each charged with once county of Circumvention of Protected Copyrighted Work.


Dassault Systèmes owns the copyright to a software called Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application or CA... More...    $0 (07-30-2021 - KS)

This appeal presents the question whether clearly established law supports the
claim of Plaintiff Joseph Leiser that two jail officials in Coffey County, Kansas, violated
his constitutional rights by disclosing medical information about him that they had
properly obtained. While Plaintiff was incarcerated in an Illinois jail awaiting extradition
to Coffey County, the administrator ... More...    $0 (09-06-2018 - KS)

Another panel of this court granted Robert F. Dwerlkotte, Jr., relief under State v. Dickey, 301 Kan. 1018, 350 P.3d 1054 (2015) (Dickey I), and State v. Dickey, 305 Kan. 217, 380 P.3d 230 (2018) (Dickey II), and remanded the case for resentencing using the proper criminal history score. At resentencing, the district court modified the sequencing of Dwerlkotte's sentences, not only for his challen... More...    $0 (09-05-2018 - KS)

The relevant facts relating to Tatum's convictions are set forth in the Kansas Supreme Court's opinion in State v. Tatum, 281 Kan. 1098, 135 P.3d 1088 (2006):
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"On December 17, 2003, Damon Walls, his girlfriend Kyea Kimbrough, and his friend Terrell Williams drove to Dwayne Coates' house in Kansas City, Kansas, to purchase marijuana. The buy had been prearranged shortly before. When th... More...    $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

At trial, the witnesses presented varying and sometimes conflicting versions of the context that led to this prosecution. We have pared down the factual background to what we deem important for resolution of the issues.

Around 2007, Barlett and Chad Ford formed a rap group called Wicked Wayz. Unable to agree on finances, Barlett and Ford ended their venture in 2010 or 2011. Barlett cont... More...    $0 (06-22-2018 - KS)

In 2009, Holland was convicted by a jury of eight drug-related crimes. The facts and the charges were set forth in detail by a panel of this court in State v. Holland, No. 102,795, 2011 WL 135022, at *1-2 (Kan. App. 2011) (unpublished opinion). Following
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remand for resentencing and a second appeal of the new sentences, the Kansas Supreme Court ultimately affirmed Holland's senten... More...    $0 (04-28-2018 - KS)

In 2002, a jury found Mattox guilty, among other things, of aiding and abetting in the reckless second-degree murder of John Lane. Although the facts are fully set out in Mattox's direct appeal, State v. Mattox, 280 Kan. 473, 124 P.3d 6 (2005) (Mattox I), and his previous K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, Mattox v. State, 293 Kan. 723, 267 P.3d 746 (2011) (Mattox II), we briefly discuss the facts to give con... More...    $0 (04-17-2018 - KS)

Plaintiff-Appellant Digital Ally, Inc. appeals from the district court’s grant of
summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Utility Associates, Inc. Digital
Ally, Inc. v. Utility Assocs., Inc., No. 2:14-cv-02262-CM, 2017 WL 1197561 (D.
Kan. Mar. 30, 2017). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.1
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This case concerns two companies who sell in-c... More...    $0 (02-16-2018 - KS)

Bradford filed his pro se K.S.A. 60-1507 motion that is the subject of this appeal in October 2015. He made two claims. First, his convictions for aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and theft are multiplicitous with his conviction for capital murder and violate the Double Jeopardy Clause. He argued that "by proving the 3rd element of capital murder ('that the victims were killed as part of t... More...    $0 (12-09-2017 - KS)

In 2009, a jury convicted Randolph of rape of a child under 14. After denying his departure motion, the district court sentenced Randolph to life in prison with no chance
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of parole for 25 years, pursuant to Jessica's Law. See K.S.A. 21-4643. This sentence also included lifetime postrelease supervision if Randolph were granted parole. Randolph appealed.

In his direct appeal,... More...    $0 (12-08-2017 - KS)

In December 2009, Clary was convicted by a jury of rape, aggravated kidnapping, and criminal threat. His convictions were affirmed on appeal by this court, and on February 19, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court declined to review the matter. State v. Clary, 47 Kan. App. 2d 38, 270 P.3d 1206 (2012), rev. denied 296 Kan. 1131 (2013).

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Clary filed a pro se 60-1507 motion on November 12,... More...    $0 (11-10-2017 - KS)

On February 7, 1991, Johnson pled guilty to aggravated battery in case No. 90 CR 1426; first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, aggravated arson, rape, aggravated sodomy, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping in case No. 90 CR 1427; and aggravated arson in case No. 90 CR 1843. In the first two cases, Johnson was 17 years old at the time he committed the crimes. In the last c... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - KS)

Thuko was convicted by a jury of rape and attempted rape on January 21, 2005. He was sentenced to 202 months in prison and 36 months of postrelease supervision. He appealed his convictions. State v. Thuko, No. 94,228, 2007 WL 92642 (Kan. App. 2007) (unpublished opinion) (Thuko I). On appeal, Thuko argued his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial were violated. In addition, he argue... More...    $0 (07-11-2017 - KS)

Christopher Kyle Mosby was convicted after a jury trial of burglary of a dwelling and theft. On appeal, Mosby challenges his convictions on the basis that the State failed to provide adequate notice of the theft charge against him and that the district court provided two erroneous jury instructions. Mosby also argues the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion to sequester witne... More...    $0 (06-21-2017 - KS)

"On October 11, 2008, Rozeta Marks was stabbed eight times in her chest, arm, and back while driving to a store with her husband, Rickey Marks . . . Marks was ultimately charged with and convicted of first-degree premeditated murder." State v. Marks, 297 Kan. 131, 132-33, 298 P.3d 1102 (2013). Marks was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years. 297 Kan. at 134. More...    $0 (06-12-2017 - KS)

Ronald Wilson died from two gunshot wounds to the head. Wichita police investigated the death and questioned McDaniel. After initially denying involvement, McDaniel eventually confessed that he, Kendall Gentry, and Christopher Brown had planned to rob Wilson two days before the crime. He speculated the robbery's purpose was to assist in covering a drug debt Brown owed because one of Wilson's relat... More...    $0 (06-12-2017 - KS)

Crooks pled guilty to one count of criminal possession of a firearm, a felony, and one count of domestic battery, a misdemeanor. On July 17, 2014, the district court sentenced him to 17 months' imprisonment but granted 12 months' probation.

Less than 2 months later, on September 8, 2014, the district court issued a warrant for Crooks' arrest for probation violations. Specifically, the... More...    $0 (06-10-2017 - KS)

Following his convictions for aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of rape, Terrance Isaiah Sims was required to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., with his local sheriff's office in the months of January, April, July, and October of each year for the remainder of his life. He was also required under K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 22-4905(k) (now K.S.A. 2... More...    $0 (05-16-2017 - KS)

In April 2006, Sprung was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy under K.S.A. 21-3506(a); two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under K.S.A. 21-3504; and one count of criminal threat under K.S.A. 21-3419. Sprung was later found guilty on all four counts by a jury.

Sprung was sentenced to 123 months' imprisonment for the one count of aggravated criminal ... More...    $0 (04-10-2017 - KS)

Dawson contends that the district court violated his due process rights when it failed to appoint counsel to represent him after the court requested the State to respond. A district court has three options when handling a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion:

"'(1) The court may determine that the motion, files, and case records conclusively show the prisoner is entitled to no relief and deny the m... More...    $0 (01-22-2017 - KS)

Around 1:30 a.m. one morning in August 2008, a gang-related fight involving Chavez-Aguilar and his brother, Rene, erupted outside a nightclub in Wichita. As the fight wound down, Rene drove his truck through the crowd, killing two people and injuring a third. Chavez-Aguilar was in the passenger seat, and according to several witnesses, he was shouting and cursing out the window as Rene drove. More...    $0 (12-07-2016 - KS)

During a break in their on-again-off-again relationship, defendant Dunn and Tracy Shaw, who had obtained a protection order against Dunn, encountered one another at a bank in Parsons. Shaw visited the bank daily as part of her job as a courier. According to bank employees, Dunn had been wandering around outside the bank before Shaw's arrival, and he eventually entered the bank, inquired about open... More...    $0 (07-17-2016 - KS)

The State charged Craig Oliver with several off-grid person felony crimes: aggravated indecent liberties with a child and two counts of rape of a child under 14 years of age. The State also brought charges of four counts of rape by force or fear, a severity level 1, person felony. Oliver pled guilty to one count of rape by force or fear and one count of aggravated sexual battery, a severity leve... More...    $0 (04-19-2016 - KS)

Kansas City, KS - Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts In Wichita Massage Parlor Prostitution Case

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against a Wichita man in a massage parlor prostitution case.

They found defendant Kay Tee, 51, Wichita, Kan., guilty on one count of attempting to entice a person to cross state lines to engage in prostitution, one count of using... More...    $0 (04-06-2016 - KS)