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Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.

Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr... More...
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State of Kansas v. Zachary Christian Arnold


Kansas City, Kansas involuntary manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



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...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

(1) aggravated battery

(2) misdemeanor domestic battery

(3) misdemeanor battery



The Ellis County District Court rul... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CODY MCFARLAND

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with challenging only his blackmail conviction and his sentence



Because McFarland challenges only his blackmail conviction and his sentence, we
will briefly sum... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with perjury




We now turn to the district court's decision permitting Lang to assert her privilege
against self-incrimination and explain why the ruling properly serves the cons... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with perjury


In the circumstances of this case, the district court properly permitted a witness to assert her constitutional privilege against self-incrimination to avoid testifying at the defendant's criminal trial ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented a witness with perjury based on his or her preliminary hearing testimony in a criminal case .



Given the issue on appeal, we may quickly sketch the underlying criminal charges
against Defendant Christopher Shawn ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTOPHER SHAWN ADAMS

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:
(1) aggravated battery; (2) misdemeanor domestic battery of Lang; and (3) misdemeanor battery of the man who stepped into their altercation.





Given the issue on appeal,... More...
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W.D. Martin, Jr. v. United States of America

Wichita, Kansas personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.

The United States government has sovereign immunity, which means it cannot be sued without its consent. This is based on the legal doctrine that the sovereign (or king) was not liable to the people.

In 1946 the passage of the Federal Tort Claims... More...
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Joseph M. Koncilla v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. et al.

Wichita, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident.




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STATE OF KANSAS v. DAMEON V. BAUMGARNER

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Dameon V. Baumgarner with a civil action in the district court to have Baumgarner adjudicated as a mentally ill person.



Given the comparatively narrow statutory issue on which we decide this case, the
salient facts are few.
In 2015, the State filed a civil action i... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. LEON A. DUKES JR

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented LEON A. DUKES JR with a voluntary manslaughter charge.



Leon "Tony" Dukes Jr. owned a barbershop in Wichita. Because Dukes' customers
often paid for his services with cash, Dukes carried a concealed handgun for protection.
On June 19, 2018, Dukes finished at the bar... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. ZACHARY BUCK-SCHRAG

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Zachary Buck-Schrag with first-degree felony murder, criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle, aggravated assault, and criminal
possession of a firearm charges.




On January 13, 2018, Buck-Schrag, Carissa Williams, and Michael Raines stopped
at a s... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. REGINALD FRAZIER










Possession of heroin with intent to distribut







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STATE OF KANSAS v. SETH COLLINS













Our focus is on two incidents on the same evening at an apartment complex
involving Collins and his neighbors. In the first incident, Collins suffered multiple head<... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. FREDDIE ALEC THOMAS







SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS







Thomas and his girlfriend, Sherry Muro, visited Muro's daughter, Marissa
Reynolds, at R... More...
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ROYCE WILLIAMS v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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GEICO General Insurance Company insured Royce Williams when he was injured
in an automobil... More...
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ROYCE WILLIAMS v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY


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GEICO General Insurance Company insured Royce Williams when he was injured in an automobile collision. William... More...
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RANDY ALLEN MARLER v. STATE OF KANSAS


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At the time of the crimes in 2007, Marler and Pam Marler were married and had two children: a daughter, H.M., and a son, T.M. The relevant facts of Marler's underlying criminal ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. JIWU WEI

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The district court never held an evidentiary hearing on the underlying events leading to the traffic charges against Wei. So we have looked at the probable cause affidavit, recognizing that although the law enforcement officer made the statement under oath, she has n... More...
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SCHINA T. GANTT v. STATE OF KANSAS

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On August 6, 2013, the State charged Gantt with aggravated robbery and attempted murder in the first degree. After the parties were unable to successfully negotiate a plea agreement, the case proceeded to a jury trial. Following a four-day trial, a jury convicted Gan... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. BRADLEY EARL BENNETT

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STATE OF KANSAS v. MISTY SALEM a/k/a MISTY KOCHER












The undisputed trial evidence showed that Salem fatally shot Sam on the eveni... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. JASON L. STEELE












In November 2016, at around 3 a.m., Steele drove to the residence of Kevin ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v JIMMY E. PALMER












Palmer lived at Calvary Towers, a federally subsidized apartment building in ... More...
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Kenneth Counce v. Ryan Wolting





Kenneth Counce filed this lawsuit against multiple public officials and private
individuals under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court dismissed some of his claims
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and granted summary judgment on
other claim... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. SHAWN R. COLLINS











On January 23, 2016, police officers found the body of Daniel Thompson setting in a living room chair at a house loca... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. SHAWN ERIC OCHOA











Ochoa and Cheyenne Smith began dating in May 2016 and were in a romantic relationship for three or four months. Durin... More...
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KEITH LUMRY v. STATE OF KANSAS, KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, and ROBERT BLECHA










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The facts here have already been summarized in both the prior Court of Appeals decision, Lumry v. State, 49 Kan. App. 2d 27... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. AWNTERIO DWAN LOWERY











In the afternoon of May 24, 2014, Ray and Davenport-Ray were married at Faith Temple Church in Topeka, Kansas. A rece... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. GREAT PLAINS OF KIOWA COUNTY, INC.

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Great Plains of Kiowa County, Inc., (Great Plains) appeals from a judgment holding it subject to the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) and compelling it to provide records requested by the State of Kansas through the Kiowa County Commission.

Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Hospital) in Greensburg, Kansas, is a hospital organized and operated under K.S.A. 19-4601 et seq. The Hospital is man... More...
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Joseph W. Leiser v. Shannon-Moore; Randy Rogers

District of Kansas Federal Courthouse - Topeka, Kansas

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...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. ZACHARY TAYLOR HEFELE

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

On June 6, 2017, the State charged Hefele with one count of domestic battery, a class B person misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5414(a)(2), and criminal restraint, a class A person misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 215411(a). The State's charges stemmed from an argument between Hefele and his thengirlfriend, Kasey Fuchs. The argument occurred in a townhome shared by Hef... More...    $0 (09-05-2018 - KS)

Richard Grissom v. Raymond Roberts, et al.

District of Kansas Federal Courthouse - Topeka, Kansas

Richard Grissom, a prisoner in the custody of the Kansas Department of
Corrections, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of state corrections
and prison officials (collectively the Prison Officials), alleging violations of his
constitutional rights stemming from his lengthy placement in solitary confinement. The
district court granted summary judgment against Grisso... More...
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HOWARD JOHNSON III v. U.S. FOOD SERVICE, and AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE CO

On October 16, 2015, Howard Johnson, who had been employed by U.S. Food Service since 2002 as a delivery driver, suffered an on-the-job injury to his neck when he tried to dislodge a partially frozen trailer door at work. Later that month, Dr. Harold Hess, a neurosurgeon, examined Johnson for the first time. Johnson complained of neck and left arm pain along with numbness and weakness in his ... More...    $0 (08-09-2018 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. SETH COLLINS

In May 2016, the State charged Collins with one count of intentional second degree murder in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5403(a)(1) and one count of reckless aggravated battery in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5413(b)(2)(B). The charges arose from two incidents on April 30, 2016, between Collins and his neighbor's identical twin daughters that ended in a fatal stab wound to Kayla Brown's... More...    $0 (07-22-2018 - KS)

Shelly Aversman and Matthew Aversman v. Christopher M. Nicholson, et al.

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Plaintiffs Shelly and Matthew Aversman, husband and wife, appeal the
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(KBI) investigator Christopher M. Nicholson.1 Plaintiffs assert Mr. Nicholson
submitted a false affidavit to obtain an arrest warrant charging Ms. Aversman with
unlawful sexual relations with a high school student whom she taught. After the
charges against her were dismissed, Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U... More...
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WASSE ZAFER and ZAFER CHIROPRACTIC & SPORTS INJURIES, INC. v. ANDY HERMANN; FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.; FARMERS GROUP, INC.; and FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Wasse Zafer was the sole owner and operator of Zafer Chiropractic & Sports Injuries, Inc. Zafer originally filed suit against Farmers in February 2012 in Cole County, Missouri. Some of Zafer's patients were insured by Farmers' automobile insurance policies, which provided personal injury protection coverage and/or medical payments coverage. Zafer alleged that some of those insured patients execute... More...    $0 (06-06-2018 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHRISTIAN DEMARCUS ROBBINS

Public defenders Stacy Donovan and Albert Bandy were appointed to represent Robbins, and trial was ultimately set for May 3, 2010.

In January 2010, Robbins sought to remove Donovan as one of his counsel based on a claimed conflict of interests. The court substituted attorney Reid Nelson for Donovan. Bandy remained on the case. ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. TRAVIS GLENN CONDER

Travis Conder and Shanda Britton were married on July 18, 2015, in Wamego, Kansas. They celebrated with their friends and family at the reception until about midnight. Attendees drank alcohol socially at the reception, as did Conder, Shanda, Tyrel Britton (Conder's brother-in-law), and Rose Britton (Conder's mother-in-law).

The family headed back to the home of Shanda's parents, where ... More...
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