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Posted on November 16, 2024

Charges Dismissed, or Just Amended? The Answer May Cost Wrongfully Convicted Defendants

In re Wrongful Conviction of Mashaney, No. 126,550, 2024 WL 4576237 (Kan. Oct. 25, 2024). Author: Kaegan Cowan, Staff Editor Issue: In claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, is Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-5004’s requirement—that “the charges [be] dismissed”—satisfied when the …

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Updated on November 16, 2024

Wherefore Art Thou Romeo? Kansas Court of Appeals Finds the Romeo and Juliet Defense Inapplicable to K.S.A. § 21-5510(a)(4)

State v. Grant, No. 126,491 (Kan. Ct. App. Sept. 13, 2024). Author: Hannah Levy, Staff Editor Issue: Does the Romeo and Juliet defense apply to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor as defined under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5510(a)(4)? Answer: No.  The Romeo and …

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Updated on November 16, 2024

Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: Tenth Circuit Finds That a Party Must Provide Grounds to Preserve a Request for Action Under Criminal Rule 51(b)

United States v. Capps, No. 23-3095 (10th Cir., Aug. 13, 2024). Author: Remi Moeller, Staff Editor Issue: Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 51(b), can a party preserve an argument for appeal by merely asking the court to take …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Breaking the Age Limit: Compensating Juveniles for Wrongful Incarceration in Kansas

Author: Drew Elizabeth Davis, Comment Editor Intro In 2018, the Kansas Legislature enacted Section 60-5004 of the Kansas Statutes, which establishes “civil action[s] for persons who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.”[1] The statute provides that if an individual …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Lost in Translation? Interpreters’ Out-of-Court Statements Should Be Admissible Under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-460(d)(1)

By: Hayley Koontz, Comment Editor I. Introduction Maria is in a hospital because she lost consciousness after her ex-boyfriend broke into her home and hit her repeatedly.  Maria provides an account of her experience to a social worker.  …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Lucky Number 13: Why Courts have Discretion to Allow Debtors to Cure Chapter 13 Arrearages after Five Years

By: Richard Weber, Comment Editor I. Intro “I, declare…bankruptcy!”[1]  In the television show The Office, paper supplies manager Michael Scott believes all that is necessary to declare bankruptcy is to verbally “declare” bankruptcy.[2]  Fortunately, one of his co-workers …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Resolving Ambiguity: Kansas Supreme Court Says “Lesser Crime” in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5109(b)(2) Means “a Crime with a Lesser Penalty”

State v. Martin, No. 124,607, 2024 WL 1122666 (Kan. Mar. 15, 2024). Author: Jack Atherton, Staff Editor Issue:  Is possession of methamphetamine a “lesser included crime” of no drug-tax stamp under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5109(b)(2)? Answer:  No.  …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

$5,000 or $15,000? The Application of JVTA Assessment Fines on a Per-Count Basis

Rachel Vande Kieft, Staff Edtior
The Tenth Circuit interprets the JVTA to apply on a per-count basis.

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Conflict or Cooperation? Mandatory Consecutive Sentencing Statutes Declared Harmonious

Author: Besty Donahue, Staff Editor State v. Vaughn, No. 121,340 (Kan. Ct. App., Aug. 14, 2020). Issue: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6606(d)[1] mandates that individuals convicted of felonies while on bond release for a prior felony shall serve …

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Updated on September 10, 2024

Retroactively Applying Limited Fact Finding for Out of State Prior Convictions to Illegal Sentence Challenges

State v. Gales, No. 119,302 (Kan. Oct. 4, 2019). Issue: Should limited fact finding for out of state prior convictions to illegal sentence challenges apply retroactively? Answer: Yes.  Limited fact finding for out of state prior convictions to …

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