January 25--Monday--a.m.
State v. Ebony Nguyen, No. 112,316 (Sedgwick)
Sentencing appeal
Joanna Labastida
[Affirmed; Nuss; May 20, 2016]
- Failure to grant downward durational departure
Sentencing appeal
Michelle A. Davis
[Rvd/Rmd; Johnson; August 5, 2016]
- Out-of-time notice of appeal (Ortiz)
Direct appeal; felony murder
Ryan J. Eddinger
[Affirmed; Stegall; January 27, 2017]
January 26--Tuesday--a.m.
State v. Sarah Sessin, No. 110,054 (Geary)
Direct appeal (petition for review); possession
Randall L. Hodgkinson
[Petitions for review dismissed by agreement; January 26, 2016]
January 27--Wednesday--a.m.
State v. Mitchell Northern, No. 112,955 (Wyandotte)
Sentencing appeal
Samuel Schirer
[Affirmed; Rosen; July 22, 2016]
Direct appeal; first-degree murder
Nancy Ogle
- Improper admission of prior drug sales and marijuana grow
- Insufficient evidence of proximate cause of death
- Failure to give self-defense instruction
- Failure to give unanimity instruction on distribution
January 26--Tuesday--a.m.
State v. Sarah Sessin, No. 110,054 (Geary)
Direct appeal (petition for review); possession
Randall L. Hodgkinson
[Petitions for review dismissed by agreement; January 26, 2016]
- Fourth Amendment violation
- Improper aiding and abetting instruction
- Insufficient evidence
January 27--Wednesday--a.m.
State v. Mitchell Northern, No. 112,955 (Wyandotte)
Sentencing appeal
Samuel Schirer
[Affirmed; Rosen; July 22, 2016]
- Notice of appeal from sentence was timely because sentence not complete
- If notice of appeal untimely, Ortiz exception applied
Direct appeal; first-degree murder
Nancy Ogle
[Reset for argument January 24, 2018]
[Rvd/rmd; Biles; April 6, 2018]
Probation violation appeal (petition for review)
Samuel Schirer
[Vacated; Stegall; October 7, 2016]
January 28--Thursday--a.m.
State v. Breonna Wilkins, No. 109,313 (Shawnee)
Direct appeal (petition for review); aggravated intimidation of a witness
Randall L. Hodgkinson
[Reversed; Malone; September 9, 2016]
January 29--Friday-a.m.
State v. Michael West, No. 111,124 (Riley)
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Christina M. Kerls
[Petition for review dismissed as improvidently granted]
- Improper imposition of hard-50 sentences
- Improper inference stacking
- Improper admission of prior bad act evidence
- Improper prosecutorial argument
Probation violation appeal (petition for review)
Samuel Schirer
[Vacated; Stegall; October 7, 2016]
- Improper admission of prior sentences after revocation
- Improper scoring of prior burglary conviction in criminal history
January 28--Thursday--a.m.
State v. Breonna Wilkins, No. 109,313 (Shawnee)
Direct appeal (petition for review); aggravated intimidation of a witness
Randall L. Hodgkinson
[Reversed; Malone; September 9, 2016]
- Insufficient evidence
- Statute is unconstitutionally vague
January 29--Friday-a.m.
State v. Michael West, No. 111,124 (Riley)
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Christina M. Kerls
[Petition for review dismissed as improvidently granted]
- Improper restitution order when plan was unworkable