In re Maughan — Kansas Supreme Court suspends attorney for one year after two DUI convictions
Case In the Matter of Carl F.A. Maughan Court Supreme Court of the State of Kansas Judge Per Curiam Date
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State v. Byers — Kansas Supreme Court reverses convictions and permits plea withdrawal after material parole-eligibility misinformation
Case State of Kansas v. Jermelle Andre-Lamont Byers Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Standridge, J. Date Decided November 6, 2026
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State v. Finley — Kansas Supreme Court Affirms First-Degree Murder Conviction, Upholding Jury Instructions and Finding Prosecutorial Errors Harmless
Case State of Kansas v. Zarrell Semaj Finley Court Supreme Court of the State of Kansas Judge Standridge, J. Date
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State v. Mildfelt — Kansas Supreme Court limits Children’s Advocacy Center fee to one $400 assessment per defendant
Case State of Kansas v. Jack Rex Mildfelt Jr. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Wall, J. (opinion of the court);
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State v. Goines — Kansas Supreme Court reversed an untimely probation revocation
Case State of Kansas v. Jermel Laray Goines Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Rosen, C.J. Date Decided October 30, 2026
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State v. Riggins — Kansas Supreme Court reinstates voluntary-manslaughter conviction
Case State of Kansas v. Wayne Richard Riggins Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Per Curiam Date Decided October 16, 2026
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State v. Contreras — Reinstated lifetime postrelease supervision for child-sex offenses
Case State of Kansas v. Jorge Ponce Contreras Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Stegall, J. Date Decided September 11, 2026
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State v. Hunter — Vacated both an unauthorized commitment order and an illegal prison sentence
Case State of Kansas v. Charles C. Hunter Court Supreme Court of the State of Kansas Judge Stegall, J. Date
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State v. Trickle — Kansas Supreme Court affirmed first-degree murder and interference convictions
Case State of Kansas v. Colby Trickle Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Stegall, J. Date Decided September 11, 2026 Docket
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State v. Barnes — Kansas Supreme Court upheld drug convictions based on plain-view seizure and consent search
Case State of Kansas v. Rico Terez Barnes Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Per Curiam Date Decided September 4, 2026
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State v. Banks — Kansas Supreme Court affirmed murder and shooting convictions
Case State of Kansas v. La’Niha S. Banks Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Stegall, J. Date Decided August 28, 2026
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State v. Cavitt — Kansas Supreme Court affirmed felony-murder, kidnapping, and aggravated-burglary convictions and overruled a longstanding kidnapping test
Case State of Kansas v. Shannon Berry Cavitt Jr. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Rosen, C.J. Date Decided August 28,
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State v. Shields — Kansas Supreme Court upholds denial of postconviction DNA testing
Case State of Kansas v. Melvin Lavon Shields Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Stegall, J. Date Decided August 28, 2026
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State v. Willard — upheld drug convictions because the welfare encounter was not a seizure
Case State of Kansas v. Nicole Willard Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Rosen, C.J. Date Decided August 21, 2026 Docket
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State v. Brown — Kansas Supreme Court affirmed murder convictions and clarified mistrial review
Case State of Kansas v. Rico Jermaine Brown Jr. Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Walsh, J. (appointment info not available)
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State v. Sims — Kansas Supreme Court reversed three convictions for failing to pay offender-registration fees
Case State of Kansas v. Terrance Isaiah Sims Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge Per Curiam Date Decided August 14, 2026
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State v. Borders — Kansas Supreme Court affirms denial of plea-withdrawal motion
Case State of Kansas v. Harlee Elizabeth Borders Court Kansas Supreme Court Judge ROSEN, C.J. (appointment info not available) Date
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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 Judge Dan Biles (Kathleen Sebelius, 2009) Date Decided
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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 Judge ROSEN (Kathleen Sebelius, 2005) Date Decided July