State v. Dotson — Kansas Supreme Court affirmed denial of postconviction DNA testing
Case State of Kansas v. Zshavon M. Dotson Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Rosen (appointment info not available) Date Decided […]
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State v. Manczuk — Kansas Supreme Court affirms convictions, finding statute of limitations defense was not properly preserved
Case STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. STEVEN M. MANCZUK, Appellant. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge STANDRIDGE, J. (appointment info not
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State v. Scott — Kansas Supreme Court affirms denial of sentence departure despite district court error in considering mitigating factors, finding error harmless.
Case STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. KYLE C. SCOTT, Appellant. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge WALSH, J. (appointment info not
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State v. West — Kansas Supreme Court affirms murder conviction, upholding joinder of charges and initial aggressor instruction
Case STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. LAROY M. WEST, Appellant. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge STANDRIDGE, J. (appointment info not
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In re Goss — Kansas Supreme Court disbars attorney who pleaded guilty to felony DWI causing death
Case In the Matter of Peter Edward Goss Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 17, 2026 Docket No. Bar
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State v. Barker — Kansas Supreme Court affirms first-degree murder conviction, finding instructional errors harmless given overwhelming evidence of premeditation
Case State of Kansas v. Billy Shane Barker Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 17, 2026 Docket No. 128,652
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State v. Ross — Kansas Supreme Court reinstates both child-abuse charges, holds affirmative defenses cannot be considered at preliminary hearings
Case State of Kansas v. Terry Allan Ross Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 17, 2026 Docket No. 126,913
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In re Wrongful Conviction of Arita — Kansas Supreme Court affirms denial of wrongful conviction compensation where reversal was based on charging error, not factual innocence
Case In the Matter of the Wrongful Conviction of Josue Arita Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 10, 2026
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State v. Alford — Kansas Supreme Court affirms denial of motion to correct illegal sentence where claimed error was appellate procedure, not sentence legality
Case State of Kansas v. Brent L. Alford Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 10, 2026 Docket No. 129,496
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State v. Gardner — Kansas Supreme Court reverses suppression order, holding search warrant affidavit established probable cause under totality-of-circumstances standard
Case State of Kansas v. Megan Gardner Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 10, 2026 Docket No. 127,541 Topics
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State v. Sublett — Kansas Supreme Court affirms hard 50 life sentences for man who shot his pregnant girlfriend twice while she slept
Case State of Kansas v. Doniel Lee Sublett Jr. Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 10, 2026 Docket No.
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In re Galloway — Kansas Supreme Court discharges attorney from disciplinary probation
Case In the Matter of Mark Allen Galloway, Respondent Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 8, 2026 Docket No.
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In re Miller — Kansas Supreme Court publicly censures attorney who disclosed confidential informant client’s identity to co-client drug defendant
Case In the Matter of David L. Miller, Respondent Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided July 2, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. J. Carr & R. Carr — Kansas Supreme Court affirms denial of resentencing, holds mandates from prior capital appeals left no unresolved sentencing issues
Case STATE OF KANSAS v. JONATHAN D. CARR and STATE OF KANSAS v. REGINALD D. CARR JR. (consolidated) Court Supreme
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State v. R. Carr — Kansas Supreme Court affirms Carr brothers’ death sentences, holds mandates left no unresolved sentencing issues
Case State of Kansas v. Reginald D. Carr Jr. (consolidated with State of Kansas v. Jonathan D. Carr) Court Kansas
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State v. Brown — Kansas Supreme Court rejects illegal-sentence challenge, remands for nunc pro tunc correction of erroneous journal entry
Case State of Kansas v. Michael A. Brown Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge WALSH (Laura Kelly, 2025) Date Decided June
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Prairiewood Holdings v. Board of Riley County Comm’rs — Kansas Supreme Court holds all tenants in common must sign a zoning protest petition for the property to count toward the 20% threshold
Case Prairiewood Holdings, LLC v. Board of Riley County Commissioners Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge STEGALL (Sam Brownback, 2014) Date
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State v. Allen — Kansas Supreme Court affirms convictions, holds pretrial Sixth Amendment violations cured before trial are subject to harmless error review, not automatic reversal
Case STATE OF KANSAS v. ANTHONY DARRYL ALLEN Court Kansas Supreme Court Date Decided June 5, 2026 Docket No. 123,647