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United States of America v. Brian A. Richard
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank-robbery.<br> <br> Mr. Richards passed a note to a bank teller claiming to have a gun and demanding $227.64. After obtaining the requested money, he left the bank and went to a nearby restaurant. When police arrived, he admitted to robbing the bank. Police found the demand note and cash in his pockets but no gun.<br> <br> Individuals have "a constitutionally protected liberty interest in avoiding involuntary a
View VerdictUnited 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)(1)(A)(viii).
View VerdictUnited 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.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian A. Richards
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery.<br> <br> He appealed the district court's order authorizing forced administration of antipsychotic drugs to restore his competency to stand trial.<br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antonio Ramirez-Lopez
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reetry of a previously removed alien convicted of an aggravated felony.<br> <br> The government charged Antonio Ramirez-Lopez with reentry of a previously removed alien convicted of an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(2), and moved for him to be detained pretrial based on flight risk. A<br> magistrate judge denied the motion, and ordered Ramirez-Lopez released with conditions.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael R. Capps
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several felonies.<br> <br> A jury found Capps guilty and he was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution.<br> <br> The government began enforcement proceedings to collect the restitution. It<br> applied for writs of garnishment and referred the restitution debt to the Treasury<br> Offset Program. 1 Mr. Capps filed several motions addressing the enforcement<br> proceedings. The district court entered an order (1) denying
View VerdictUnited 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 "meet somebody.†R. vol. 3, at 387. Through the internet, Mr. Spradley spotted an advertisement po
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Sharrone Dontrez Steele-Ponds
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery to increase his criminal history score from D to B.<br> <br> At Steel-Ponds' sentencing hearing, his attorney informed the district court that she had reviewed his amended PSI report and did not object to his criminal history score of B. Steele-Ponds also confirmed to the district court that his prior convictions were correct in the amended PSI report. The district court heard the parties' recomme
View VerdictState 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, Coulter's probation was ultimately revoked, and the district court was tasked with distributing th
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Edward Oathout
St. Francis, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felonies.<br> <br> At a combined sentencing hearing for both cases in April 2024, the parties agreed Oathout's criminal history placed him in category C. Oathout's lawyer made an emphatic argument that Oathout had continuing substance abuse problems and inpatient treatment options were available with follow-up care in the community. On the interference conviction, the district court sentenced Oathout to the a
View VerdictUnited 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 when the Sentencing Commission retroactively amends the guidelines in a way that would have reduced th
View VerdictA.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 negligence and negligent supervision and training.<br> <br> A.S. asserted that Bloom began sexually abusing
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Joli L. Thomas
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery.<br> <br> The district court convicted Thomas of aggravated battery in Sedgwick County after she pleaded guilty but granted her a dispositional departure. It then sentenced her to 66 months in prison to run consecutive to any other convictions but awarded her 33 months of probation. Thomas later violated the terms of her probation. The district court revoked her probation and imposed her original pr
View VerdictIn the Matter of the Adoption of Baby Boy S.
Wichita, Kansas family law lawyers represent man and wife in an adoption case.<br> <br> "1. On or about December 17, 2023[,] Baby Boy [S.] was born in Wichita, Sedgwick [C]ounty[,] Kansas. <br> <br> "2. [R.S.] . . . is the natural mother of Baby Boy [S.]. [R.S.] has filed a consent to allow Baby Boy [S.] to be adopted. <br> <br> "3. In connection with the adoption proceeding, [R.S.] filed a 'Petition For Termination Of Parental Rights Of Father[.]' <br> <br> "4. [B.G.] . . . is
View VerdictState 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 on Chavez' car, Koulaboud came out onto the porch and started yelling at Chavez. Koulaboud asked wh
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Daniel Kroeker
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with recept and possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Defendant decided to peruse Tumblr one night and found himself looking at a six-year-old boy's genitals. Using the handle "tobeautifullwomen,†he chatted with Kyle Enzminger, whose handle was "kinkyolder53,†on the social media platform.<br> They discussed their sexual habits, and Defendant asked "Can i see ur son penis[?]†Enzminger then sent Defe
View VerdictJacqueline M. Morrow v. City of Overland Park
Kansas City, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br>
View VerdictColleen Stuart v. City of Topeka, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory. theory.
View VerdictUnited 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.
View VerdictJeffrey Garrels and Wendy Garrels v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) is a US federal law that allows railroad workers to sue their employers for injuries sustained due to negligence or unsafe working conditions. Unlike typical workers' compensation, FELA requires employees to prove employer negligence, but it also allows for potentially higher compensation and doesn't l
View VerdictUnited 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 and maximum 40 years (21 USC 841(b)(1)(B)) if:<br> <br> 5 grams or more of actual meth
View VerdictSharon Brandon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wichita, Kansas insurance law lawyers represented the parties in an insurance law dispute.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Sedgwick County District Court, SG-2024-CV-001776, and was removed to federal court by the t by the defendant.<br> <br>
View VerdictDonnie M. Hill v. Social Security Administration
Wichita, Kansas disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nadarius Barners
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with discharging a firearm durng a crime of Violence.<br> <br> on August 3, 2020, Kansas City Kansas Police Department ("KCKPDâ€) responded to a drive-by shooting at a home belonging to the Butler family, located on Farrow Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. II R. 13. The Butler brothers, G'Ante and Zarion Butler, lived at the home and were associated with the "Tasha Gang.†Id. Another Tasha Gang affiliate, Tama
View VerdictUntied States of America v. Zarion Butler
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> 18:111(a)(1), 111(b) - Forcible Assault of a Federal Officer and 18:2 - Aiding and abetting. Forfeiture allegations. <br> <br> 8:924(c)(1)(A)(iii) - Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence and 18:2 - Aiding and abetting. Forfeiture allegations. <br> <br> On August 3, 2020, Kansas City Kansas Police Department ("KCKPDâ€) responded to a drive by shooting at a home belonging to the Butle
View VerdictMerrier A. Jackson Tartt v. Unified School District No. 475
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on job discrimination and retaliation theories.<br> <br> Merrier A. Jackson Tartt is a Black woman with years of experience as an educator. She served for a time as principal of Junction City High School, which is part of the Unified School District No. 475 (the District) in the state of Kansas. After the District refused to renew her contract, Ms. Tartt sued the District for racial discrimination and retaliation under 42
View VerdictUnited 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 created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Omar Villa Carranza, Tiburcio Ayala Rangel, Troy Wagaman, Jesus Cruz Rodriguez, Moises Cervantes Sanchez, Elizabeth Benitez
<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 alleged multi-national drug smuggling operation that used a commercial charter bus to transport liquid m
View VerdictKenya Watkins v. Genesh, Inc., d/b/a Burger King
Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.Call 833-200-3094 if you need help finding a lawyer.<br> <br> Plaintiff failed to raise her Title VII claims in he
View VerdictLarry A. Lawson v. Spirit Aerosystems, inc.
Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a dispute over non-compete clause in an employment contract.<br> <br> After several years as CEO of Spirit, Larry Lawson was ready to retire. But Mr. Lawson had a problem: some of his compensation was tied up in unvested long-term incentive stock awards. Those awards were not immediately monetizable: Spirit 3was only obliged to deliver the value of Mr. Lawson's shares upon their vestiture, typically years after the
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Stanley Wayne Wooley
Newton, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.Call 833-200-3094 if you need help finding a lawyer.<br> <br> Stanley Wayne Wooley Jr. pleaded no contest to the charge of aggravated battery which
View VerdictState of Kansas v. YVonne Marie Garcia
Garden City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.Call 833-200-3094 if you need help finding a lawyer.<br> <br> In June 2022, Gracia was charged with one count of possession of fentanyl, one c
View VerdictState 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 felony conviction" as the sole basis for the durational departure. Rodriguez timely appealed the sen
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Otis J. Newton
<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 indictment charging a Missouri man with a drug trafficking related offense.<br> <br> According to court
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Barry Cummings
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of mail fraud. abusing incentive rewards program </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Overland Park man sentenced for abusing incentive rewards program</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Kansas man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for causing a $1.2 million loss to a company by submitting false invoices in
View VerdictUnited 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 car police pulled over. When caught, Briscoe had two cell phones in his hand and a bullet in his pock
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Juan Guzman, II
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault.<br> <br> In November 2023, Guzman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in exchange for the dismissal of a criminal threat charge. Under the plea agreement, the State also agreed to recommend that Guzman be sentenced using the midrange term in the appropriate Kansas Sentencing Guidelines grid box, the sentence imposed would run consecutive to any other case, and the State agreed not to object to a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tegan C. Gulley
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.<br> <br> Tegan C. Gulley appealled from a delayed revocation hearing under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(i), which extends the district court's power to revoke an expired term of supervised release if "a warrant or summons has been issued†before the expiration, and the delay from expiration to revocation is "reasonably necessary.â€<br> <br> Appellant Tegan C. Gulley served a three-year term of supervised r
View VerdictUnited 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 in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and (3) use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in viol
View VerdictState 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 was the principal organizer and planner of the two murders. She appeals, primarily challenging eviden
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Jordan Kristopher Yardley
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse.<br> After the district court revoked Jordan Kristopher Yardley's probation, he moved to withdraw his plea. Yardley alleged his mental health impaired his ability to enter his plea; he lacked sufficient time to review the plea agreement; plea counsel had failed to introduce exonerating evidence and had failed to communicate the consequences of his charges or the plea agreement details; and plea counsel a
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Ricahrd C. Butler
Atchison, kansas criminal defdense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kiddnaping and rape.<br> <br> <br> Legal issue Can alleged trial errors, including claims of newly discovered evidence and prosecutorial misconduct, be raised in a successive K.S.A. 60-1507 motion when they could have been addressed on direct appeal?<br> Key Phrases K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. Ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Prosecutorial error. Perjured testimony. New evidence. <br> <br> <center><br> <h2><font
View VerdictState 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 161 (2007). Johnson was sentenced to a hard 50 sentence based on aggravating factors under K.S.A. 200
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Casey Smith
Dondge City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in revocation of probation thearing.<br> <br> 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 possession charge in exchange for the State dropping the remaining charges. The presentence investigation r
View VerdictState 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><font color="blue">M</font>ore<font color="red">L</font>aw</h2> was created to help people find the
View VerdictState 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 whether the defendant's right to appeal following a probation revocation was sufficiently communicated b
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Levi William Kemp
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.<br> <br> In October 2019, Oath Holdings, Inc.-the parent company of Yahoo-sent a cyber tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding suspected child-sexual-abuse materials detected in one of its accounts. NCMEC referred the matter to Detective Stephanie Neal with the Wichita Police Department, who then obtained a series of search warrants to investigat
View VerdictCathy L. Stroud v. Ozark National Life Insurance Co. and Stephen I. Guinn
Wichita, Kansas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> Cathy L. Stroud sued Ozark National Life Insurance Company and its agent and manager Stephen Guinn for negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty after her husband, Alan Stroud, converted his term life insurance policy to a whole life policy that reduced the death benefit provided to her as the sole beneficiary<br> <br> Legal issue Does an insurance agent owe a fiduciary duty to a policyholder and beneficiary
View VerdictState 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. They were in a relationship, lived together, and had a son. The couple broke up in January 2013, w
View VerdictIn the Matter of the Marriage of Laurie K. Boorigie and Robert M. Boorigie
Wichita, Kansas, family law lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.<br> <br> Robert and Laurie married in 1987. In March 2020, Laurie filed for divorce, and the matter proceeded to trial in August 2022. The issues on appeal turn largely on the district court's ruling and the parties' actions involving two marital assets: (1) Robert's interest in Worldwide Entertainment, LLC (Worldwide), a company in which he made substantial investments, and (2) funds held in a brokerage accou
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