December 2012 KSC Docket

Here are the criminal cases on the KSC docket for December 10-14, 2012.  These summaries are based on the issues listed in the briefs filed and may not very accurately or fully describe the actual issues in the cases. I recommend you review the briefs yourself if you would like more details. 

December 10--Monday--a.m.

State v.  Andrew Johnson, No. 100,864 (Sedgwick)
Direct appeal (petition for review); DUI
Carl F. A. Maughan
[Affirmed; Johnson; May 3, 2013]

•  Failure to dismiss due to destruction of evidence
•  Failure to suppress breath test
•  Failure to exclude test results
•  Confrontation clause violation (Intoxilyzer certification)

State v. Matthew Hines, No. 102,233 (Sedgwick)
State appeal (petition for review)
Janine Cox
[Rvd/rmd; Rosen; Feb. 15, 2013]

• Departure appeal

State v. Patrick Hood, No. 101,953 (Sedgwick)
Direct appeal; Burglary/theft
Lydia Krebs
[Affd/Rvd; Johnson; May 17, 2013]

• Multiplicity

State v. Jeffery Swindler, No. 104,580 (Sedgwick)
Direct appeal; Rape
Lydia Krebs
[Rvd/rmd; Beier; Feb. 15, 2013]

• Alternative means
• Denial of motion to suppress statements

December 11--Tuesday--a.m.

State v. Ronald Graham, No. 101,717 (Geary)
Sentencing appeal/Cross-appeal K.S.A. 60-1507 appeal
Sam S. Kepfield, David P. Troup
[Affd/Moot; per curiam; Jan. 18, 2013]

• Failure to convert indeterminate sentence (appeal)
• Jurisdiction to grant discharge under K.S.A. 60-1507 (cross appeal)

State v. Bruno Edgar, No. 103,028 (Cowley)
Direct appeal (petition for review); DUI
Joanna Labastida
[Rev/Rmd; Biles; Feb. 1, 2013]

• Denial of motion to suppress (improper extension of stop)
• Denial of motion to suppress (invalid consent)

State v. Randy Herbel, No. 103,558 (Marion)
Direct appeal; Rape
Meryl Carver-Allmond
[Affirmed; Nuss; April 5, 2013]

• Improper allowing jury to watch video without defendant or attorney present
• Improperly allowing witness to testify with mother next to her

December 11--Tuesday--a.m.

State v. Robert Peterson, No. 102,198 (Douglas)
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Christina M. Kerls
[Rvd/Vac/Rmd; Beier; Feb. 8, 2013]

• Violation of plea agreement
• Lifetime postrelease Cruel and Unusual Punishment

State v. Donnell Dobbs, No. 103,820 (Wyandotte)
Direct appeal; First-degree murder
Matthew J. Edge
[Affirmed; Moritz; September 20, 2013]

• Improper grant of continuance to state
• Incorrect eyewitness ID instruction

State v. Kameron King, No. 99,479 (Wyandotte)
Direct appeal (petition for review); Arson
Matthew J. Edge (argue); Carl Folsom, III (brief)
[Aff'd/Rev'd; Luckert; Aug. 9, 2013]

• Failure to grant mistrial after bad acts evidence
• Denial of right to be present by answering jury question in writing
• Improper response to jury question
• Multiplicity
• Lack of unanimity
• Improper Allen instruction