On June 24, 2007, an 8-yearold girl known as M.G. told her mother that her father 37-year-old Merardo Garza, Jr., molestered her the night before at the family's home in Wichita.

Garza and his wife, Amy, have four children, including the child victim, M.G.
Garza also has two stepdaughters, X.S., who was 13 years old, and A.C., who was 11
years old. They lived with Garza. The inc... More...    $0 (01-07-2008 - KS)

Merardo Garza appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his convictions for rape of a child under 14 years of age and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. After a nonevidentiary hearing, the district court rejected Garza's multiple claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

        The facts of Garza's conviction are fo... More...    $0 (08-13-2022 - KS)

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)

Wichita, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing sex crimes against children.

In June 2022, Dustin Strom, 26, of Parsons pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child (production of child pornography).

In July 2022, Thommie-Lyn Stansky, 28, of Parsons pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit sexua... More...    $0 (10-21-2022 - KS)

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with tax fraud.

In November 2021, Scott Tucker, 59, of Leawood pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false or fraudulent tax return. According to court documents, Tucker owned a professional auto racing business called Level 5 Sports. On a 1040-tax return in 2010, Tucker reported that Level 5 had approximately $... More...    $0 (03-02-2022 - KS)

Wichita, KS: Production of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented Frederick Martin, age 26.

Between August 2020 and October 2020, Frederick Martin, 26, of Sedgwick used his cell phone to communicate with a minor female via Snapchat and iMessage. He persuaded the teenage victim to record and send him sexually explicit images of herself. Martin also sent the victim photos of ... More...    $0 (09-09-2021 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas interstate communication of a threat charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Gage Hunter Clausen, age 21, who was charged with violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c), Interstate Communication of a Threat. Clausen previously communicated a threat via the internet on the life of a juvenile.

“Gage Clausen threatened serious bodily harm against another person via ... More...    $0 (03-07-2021 - KS)

Wichita, KS - The United States of America charged David Dorsett with threatening cyberattacks.

A Wichita computer programmer was sentenced to three years federal probation and a $2,000 fine for threatening cyberattacks against two web sites that posted criticism of Wichita lawyer Brad Pistotnik.

David Dorsett, 37, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to two counts of making extortionat... More...    $0 (01-10-2020 - KS)