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Richard L. Livingston v. Doulas J. Curtis, ommandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks
Topeak, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Richard Livingston, a former Army warrant officer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to vacate his court-martial convictions. 28 U.S.C. § 2241. On July 29, 2019, a military judge sitting alone as a general court-martial convicted Mr. Livingston of several violati...
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( 10-03-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Maurice Franklin, Jr.
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in relationship to a crime of violence. ...
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( 10-02-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Blaine Hughes
Wichta, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Blaine Hughes, age 21, is accused of hitting and killing Daniel Forshey age 57, who was riding his bicyvle on Murdock when he was hit by a white 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Hughes....
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( 09-19-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Vicencio Olea-Monarez
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a large drug-distribution conspiracy in Kansas City. In October 2014, a grand jury indicted ten defendants, including Olea-Monarez, as part of a large drug-distribution conspiracy in the Kansas City area. The indictment alleged twenty counts against Olea-Monarez, including conspiracy...
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( 09-19-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Sergio Bustillo-Bustillo
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry after deportation in violation of 8:1326(a) and (b)(1). ...
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( 09-08-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Chad T. Cuevas
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Chad T. Cuevas was charged with the Feb. 2020 murder of Emerson Downing. ...
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( 08-29-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Tesha Florence
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. 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....
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( 08-29-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Theresa Rene Hight
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several drug crimes....
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( 08-28-2025 - 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 with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(viii), and 846; and 11 counts of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(vi...
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( 08-28-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Brian A. Richard
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank-robbery. 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...
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( 08-18-2025 - 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....
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( 08-18-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Brian A. Richards
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. He appealed the district court’s order authorizing forced administration of antipsychotic drugs to restore his competency to stand trial. ...
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( 08-18-2025 - KS)

United 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. 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...
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( 08-12-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Michael R. Capps
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several felonies. A jury found Capps guilty and he was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution. The government began enforcement proceedings to collect the restitution. It applied for writs of garnishment and referred the restitution debt to the Treasury Offset Program. 1 Mr. Capps filed several...
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( 07-31-2025 - 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/ 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 “m...
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( 07-19-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Roderick L. Coulter
Olathe, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felonies. 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...
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( 07-19-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Edward Oathout
St. Francis, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felonies. 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 ...
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( 07-19-2025 - KS)

State 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. 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 pri...
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( 07-18-2025 - 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. Motion to reduce the sentence imposed. There are two grounds to reduce a sentence. The first ground exists if there are extraordinary and compelling reasons to reduce the sentence. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). The second ground exists when...
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( 07-15-2025 - 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. * * * 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...
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( 07-10-2025 - KS)

United States of America v. Daniel Kroeker
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with recept and possession of child pornography. 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. They discussed t...
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( 07-09-2025 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Joli L. Thomas
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery. 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 viola...
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( 07-03-2025 - KS)

In the Matter of the Adoption of Baby Boy S.
Wichita, Kansas family law lawyers represent man and wife in an adoption case. "1. On or about December 17, 2023[,] Baby Boy [S.] was born in Wichita, Sedgwick [C]ounty[,] Kansas. "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. "3. In connection with the adoption proceeding, [R.S.] f...
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( 07-03-2025 - KS)

Jacqueline M. Morrow v. City of Overland Park
Kansas City, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. ...
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( 07-02-2025 - KS)

Colleen Stuart v. City of Topeka, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory. theory....
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( 07-02-2025 - KS)

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