Kansas Intent to Commit Murder 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> United States of America v. Calvin Johnson </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Calvin Johnson charged with forcing and coercing minors to commit sexual acts with adults in exchange for money. Calvin Johnson, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty on: • two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, • two counts of sex trafficking of a child; and • two count... More...
$ (09-18-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> State of Kansas v. Landunn D. Richardson </h2> </center>
Olathe, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and driving on a suspended license. 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> On a Friday evening in August 2016, Landunn D. Richardson was driving a 1994 GMC Sierra truck southbound on I-635 when he su... More...
$ (08-04-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Douglas Edward Robertson
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. 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> Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Tradi... More...
$ (06-18-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mana Elena Reyes </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Mana Elena Reyes, 51, of Wichita had multiple discussions about purchasing and selling methamphetamine and fentanyl with an individual she was unaware was an undercover officer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (SGSO). Deputies then followed her as she drove f... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> State of Kansas v. Jerry L. Batts </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter and murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of Frost and her unborn fetus. n November 2019, Batts and Sierra J. Frost stole merchandise from a Walmart in Wichita. Batts and Fros... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - 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)United States of America v. Chaz Hicks
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.... More...
$ (02-19-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Dion Daniel
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. James Poterbin
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 18:2 - aiding and abetting.... More...
$ (01-02-2026 - ks)<H2> State of Kansas v. Damon Leonard
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Damon Leonard, 47, of Pleasanton, Kansas, with murder, interference of law enforcement, criminal desecration and having a vicious dog at large.... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Diego Barron-Esquivel
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forcible assault of a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111(a)(1) and 111(b). (a) In General.—Whoever— (1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official du... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Brantton Walker
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Branton Walker, age 39, was accused for killing Rachel Johnson, age 43.<br> <br> PD Chief Joe Sullivan issued the following statement:<br> <br> "This is a heartbreaking tragedy. A mother has lost her life to a senseless and cowardly act, leaving a family devastated and a community grieving. As we ap... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Montressa Cunningham
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.<br> <br> A jury convicted Defendant Montressa Cunningham ("Cunninghamâ€) of sixteen offenses stemming from a fourteen-month fraudulent scheme. Cunningham and his wife Felicia purchased seven higher-end used cars, financing those purchases<br> with... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. James Standefer
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with second-degree murder.<br> <br> James Standefer, ate 37, was charged with shooting and killing Jesse Rau, age 43, on January 7, 2026. Rau was found in hsi car suffering from a gunshot would. A passenger in the car was also wounded.... More...
$0 (11-11-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Dennis Mitchell III
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> Dennis Mitchell III, was accused of shooting and killing KCK police officer Hunter Simoncic.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Robert John Schoenberger Jr.
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer will be presenting the defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Robert John Schoenberger Jr., age 47, was accused for shooting and killing a man outside Wesley Medical Center.... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Hector Javier Valdez
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. ... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Margaret E. Shafe </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder of U.S. soldier husband.<br> <br> A Kansas woman was sentenced to 293 months in prison for the murder of her husband, a U.S. Army soldier. <br> <br> On February 14, 2025, a federal jury found Margaret E. Shafe, 31, guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband, Greg Shafe, in February 2024 at... More...
$0 (10-26-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Chad T. Cuevas
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Chad T. Cuevas was charged with the Feb. 2020 murder of Emerson Downing.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Tesha Florence
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Florence also entered a plea of no contest to aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. Police learned that she had allegedly forced her way into her ex-husband's home and pointed a gun at his girlfriend. It happened in March of 2024 according to a probable cause affidavit.... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Hugho Chavez Valdivias
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to possess <br> with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of <br> 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(viii), and 846; and 11 counts of distributing 50 <br> grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and <br> 841(b)(... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Theresa Rene Hight
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.... More...
$0 (08-18-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Steven E. Spradley
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct/<br> <br> When the incident took place, Mr. Spradley was 56 years old and living in Kansas City, Missouri. He expressed loneliness, testifying that he used the internet to "mee... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - 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. Kongkeo Koulaboud
Liberal, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> This case arose from an incident which occurred on December 8, 2019. At the time, Koulaboud was living in a trailer house located in Jose Chavez' backyard. While Chavez and a friend, Frank Mattich, were working outside... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Jeffrey A. Shock
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ossession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - KS)<H2> 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. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 21 USC § 841(a)(1) – Distribution/Manufacturing/Possession with intent to Distribute<br> <br> Statutory maximum generally is 20 years<br> <br> Five year mandatory minimum a... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Dante Rovon Peppers
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to<br> 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.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> MoreLaw was crea... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Villa Carranza, Tiburcio Ayala Rangel, Troy Wagaman, Jesus Cruz Rodriguez, Moises Cervantes Sanchez, Elizabeth Benitez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with multi-national drug smuggling </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Six people arrested in drug smuggling operation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Six people have been charged by criminal complaint in connection with an alle... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez
Lyons, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possession of fentany.<br> <br> The district court imposed a controlling sentence of 30 months' imprisonment, with the two counts running concurrently, followed by 24 months' postrelease supervision. The journal entry cited the "[a]ge of [Rodriguez'] prior ... More...
$0 (04-27-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Otis J. Newton </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missouri man indicted for attempted drug trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> – A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indi... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - KS)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. <br> <br> Officers arrested Briscoe one morning after he ran from a traffic stop through a trailer park. Briscoe was a passenger in the c... More...
$0 (04-02-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Ronald Quinn
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of<br> methamphetamine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841.Mr. <br> <br> 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 ... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - 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. Ricky L. Hollins
Wichita, kanas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> On the night of October 21, 2020, S.D. was murdered. The facts are gruesome and not especially relevant to the legal issues raised in this appeal. Ricky Hollins had intended to meet S.D. for a paid sexual encounter that evening. An altercation ensued resulting in S.D.'s death. <br> <br> <center><br> <h2>... More...
$0 (03-08-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Paul Prekopa </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kansas man sentenced for crimes related to child sexual abuse</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Kansas man received a combined sentence of 87 months in prison after ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Stephen Levi Bennett
Emporia, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony use of a weapon to commit and crime.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. PROBATION REVOCATION. The case add... More...
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