Kansas First Amendment Law
<center> <h2> Untied States of America v. Jaden J. Reed </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with making threats against the President, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 871. On October 15th, a Crime Stoppers tip led authorities to a Facebook post where Jaden Read made comments in response to a KAKE News article detailing President Trump’s upcoming visit to Wichita, KS on October 19th, 2026. Jaden J. Read’s threatenin... More...
$ (10-20-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> Pravin G. Sampat v. Kansas Department of Children and Families </h2> </center>
Topeka, Kansas, personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Pravin G. Sampat sued the Department and Stone, as an individual, under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as four federal statute... More...
$ (08-04-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> Bobbie Jo Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas, et al. </h2>
Kansas City, Kansas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights claim. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Bobbie Jo Horocofsky alleged that she was raped by a law-school classmate. But officers of the City of Lawrence Police Department (LPD) ended up investigating her fo... More...
$ (07-24-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jarred G. Gilliam </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of destructive devices. Jarred G. Gilliam, 31, of Kansas City, Kansas, allegedly had three destructive devices commonly known as Molotov Cocktails. Gilliam is a suspected member of Red Legs, a group which promotes committing violent attacks on government agencies and the military. Gilliam is accused o... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Navarrette </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Jacob Navarrette, 34, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. In April 2020, a federal judge in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced Navarrette for possession of child pornography. As part of his sentence, Navarr... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David L. Mongeau </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements and bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, a farming operation in western Kansas. In 2019, he obtained a crop insurance policy through the USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) which is subsidized by the federal government. In January 2020, Mongeau submitted a claim indicatin... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - KS)State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter
Olathe, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felonies.<br> <br> Roderick L. Coulter pleaded guilty in two separate cases. At sentencing, the district court followed the recommendation of the parties and granted Coulter a downward dispositional departure with an order that his two underlying prison terms run consecutively. After an extended and tumultuous period... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Yehia Hassen
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs and attempted money laundering.<br> <br> Motion to reduce the sentence imposed.<br> <br> There are two grounds to reduce a sentence. The first ground exists if there are extraordinary and compelling reasons to<br> reduce the sentence. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). The second ground exists wh... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - KS)A.S. Vineyard Church of Overland Park d/b/a Vineyard Community Church,Vineyard USA, and Mark Warner
Olathe, Kansas personal injury lawyers reprsented the Plaintiff on a sexual abuse case.<br> <br> In August 2021, A.S. filed a petition for damages and alleged that she was sexually abused as a child by Robert Bloom, her former youth pastor at Vineyard Church of Overland Park (VCOP). In addition to Bloom, A.S. named VCOP, Vineyard USA (VUSA), and Mark Warner as defendants in her claims of negligen... More...
$0 (06-28-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Kimberley S. Younger
Great Bend, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> A jury convicted Kimberly S. Younger of one count of capital murder, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, one count of solicitation to commit first-degree murder, and one count of theft. Although she did not personally kill anyone, her coconspirators all testified that she w... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Ronald Johnson
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defdense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder.<br> <br> Johnson was convicted of a murder that took place in 2001. He was charged with stabbing a woman to death with a knife, which he denied doing. The essential facts are set out in his direct appeal, which affirmed his conviction and sentence. See State v. Johnson, 284 Kan. 18, 159 P.3d 1... More...
$0 (03-08-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Casinroyial Donje Caszarone Collins
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated battery.<br> <br> Legal issue Can an untimely appeal be excused based on exceptions for insufficient advisement of appellate rights or ineffective counsel?<br> Headnote<br> <br> CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. APPELLATE JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS. The case addresses whet... More...
$0 (03-03-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Lee Edward Williams
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree premeditated murder under K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5402 and criminal possession of a firearm under K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 216304<br> <br> The parties agree with the facts as described by the Kansas Supreme Court in that direct appeal:<br> <br> "Lee E. Williams and Tysha Carvin knew each other for 20 years... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - KS)<H2> State of Kansas v. Christopher Shawn Adams
Hays, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on assault and battery charges.<br> <br> This case arises from the State's interlocutory appeal in Christopher Adams' criminal case. Adams faces multiple counts of battery based on allegations that he punched two men and pushed his girlfriend, Stephanie Lang, outside a bar. When questioned at the scene, Lang identified Adams as the att... More...
$0 (02-15-2025 - KS)<H2> State of Kansas v. Patrick Nolan Schwartz
Kingman, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.<br> <br> After a bench trial on stipulated facts, the Kingman County District Court found Patrick Nolan Schwartz guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Before trial, Schwartz moved to suppress evidence from the stop, arguing that the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to stop him. The district court de... More...
$0 (02-15-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Dell William Schmidt, Jr.
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth.<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> * * *<br> Legal issue Was there suffic... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. PATRICIO SABAS GOMEZ </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> If a defendant claims a jury instruction contained an alternative-means error, the <br> reviewing c... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. GABRIAELLE AKIN </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming the district court abused its discretion. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The facts of this case are well known to the parties and will only be briefly stated. <br> In March 2022, Akin se... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a <br> child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym, ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. ROBERT E. MCINTOSH </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his convictions for disorderly conduct <br> and interference with law enforcement. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> McIntosh was charged with criminal threat, disorderly conduct, and interf... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. MARVIN WILLARD POULSON </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his jury conviction of one count of rape and one count of criminal restraint </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></b></b> <br> <br> After an incident in July 2019, the State charged Poulson with two counts of rape <br> under K.S.A. 2019 Su... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - KS)<h1> STATE OF KANSAS v. JENNIFER L. DAILY </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing the district court's revocation of the probation and imposition of her underlying sentence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On April 26, 2018, Jennifer Daily entered guilty pleas in two separ... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - KS)Kolette Smith v. Brian Williams, Labetter County Medical Center, d/b/a Labette Health
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> This case stems from the termination of the independent contractor<br> relationship between Plaintiff-Appellant, Dr. Kolette Smith, and Defendants-<br> Appellees, Brian Williams and Labette County Medical Center ("Labette Healthâ€)<br> (collectively "Defendantsâ€). Dr. Smith appeals from the district court's grant ... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Ricky Dion Dunklin
<h2><br> Manhattan, Kansas criminl defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery and misdemeanor domestic battery.<br> </h2><br> 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...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KS)Peter J. Ritchey v. Billy Jo Lewis
<h2><br> Topeka, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a title and ownership of real property.<br> </h2><br> <br> 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...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KS)Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.<br> <br> Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Adminis... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - KS)Juan Manuel Aguilar, et al. v. Suegundo A. Aponte Caceda, et al.
Dodge City, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. D.H.
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery.<br> <br> Sixteen-year-old D.H. was charged as a juvenile with aggravated robbery. After the district court granted the State's motion to prosecute him as an adult, a jury convicted him of the lesser included offense of robbery.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> On a fall evening in October 2020, Tasha Poort and... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Isaiah J. Duckworth
Lawrence, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual battery.<br> <br> Duckworth entered a no-contest plea to two counts of aggravated sexual battery in violation of K.S.A. 21-5505(b)(1), a severity level 5 person felony, for his conduct with a 16-year-old victim. At the plea hearing, the district court reviewed the plea advisory and plea agreement that... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Wrongful Conviction of Jason Mashaney
Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking damages from the State of Kansas as a result of being wrongfully convicted.<br> <br> <br> In 2004, a jury convicted Mashaney of aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child for his alleged conduct in 2003 with his then-five-year-old daughter, A.A. He was sentenced to 442 months in prison. A Court ... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of M.D. and S.D.
<h2><br> Olathe, Kansas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> After eleven years of marriage and four children together, Father and Mother divorced. Six years of contentious and acrimonious litigation over the parties' children, spousal maintenance, and child support followed. At first, the parties agreed to share equal parenting time with their four chil... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - KS)United States of America v. Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas international kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant.<br> </h2><br> Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley has been charged with international parental kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1204. She appeals from the district court's order affirming the magistrate judge's pretrial detention order. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.... More...
$0 (12-19-2017 - KS)State of Kansas v. David Lawrence Smith
<h2><br> Atchison, Kansas aggravated indecent liberties with a child criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> David Lawrence Smith was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. In 2016, Smith filed his first K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. This court affirmed the district court's denial of that motion and declined to review the merits of Smith's suffic... More...
$0 (09-20-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Reynoldo Contreras-Avila
<h2><br> McPherson, Kansas aggravated assault criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> On January 27, 2020, the State charged Contreras-Avila with one count of aggravated assault in violation of K.S.A. 21-5412(b)(1), a level 7 person felony. The charges stemmed from an incident at a local business on January 10, 2020, when Contreras-Avila allegedly stopped and pointed ... More...
$0 (08-10-2024 - KS)State of Kansas Wilburn Fred Vaught III
<h2><br> Abilene, Kansas aggravated witness intimidation criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In the summer of 2021, Vaught was charged with numerous offenses in Dickinson County, including three counts of aggravated intimidation of a witness. He was granted a diversion and agreed to refrain from violating the law. In June 2023, however, the State filed a comp... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Charles D. Thomas
<h2><br> Lawrence, Kansas attempted second-degree intentional murder criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> 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. Zachary Christian Arnold
<h2><br> Kansas City, Kansas involuntary manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> In October 2019, Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a house based on a report that Chris Arnold, the defendant's father, had been shot and killed during an argument between the two men. (This opinion uses Zachary's and Chris' first names for purposes of clarity.) ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Tyler Joe Mossor
<h2><br> Wichita, Kansas postconviction relief criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Tyler Joe Mossor appeals the district court's denial of his postsentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing he demonstrated manifest injustice from his plea counsel's error and because he was coerced into accepting the plea agreement. Mossor failed to carry his burden ... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - KS)State of Kansas v. Anthony McKimmy
<h2<<br> Wichita, Kansas possession of heroin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> McKimmy pled guilty to possession of... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - KS)In the Matter of the Marriage of L.S. and D.J.
<h2><br> Leavenworth, Kansas divorce lawyers represented the husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> L.S. and D.J. were married in 2005 and shared a 12-year marriage which gifted them with two children. In late 2017, L.S. filed for divorce. Her petition included a domestic relations affidavit (DRA), minus any child support adjustments, and she did not attach a child sup... More...
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