Kansas Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments at Washburn Law on November 14, 2023

Washburn University School of Law, Center for Excellence in Advocacy host the Kansas Court of Appeals on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in the Heath Family Appellate Courtroom.

See the docket of hearings (73 KB PDF).

Panel of Judges

9:00 a.m. Docket

  • 125,777 - State of Kansas v. Victor Joel Cardona-Rivera
    • Brief of Appellant (1.4 MB PDF)
    • Brief of Appellee (888 KB PDF)
    • Issues: The application of the double jeopardy clauses of the Federal and Kansas Constitutions and evidentiary issues regarding the introduction of evidence of alleged other crimes.
  • 126,005 - Heritage Tractor, Inc. v. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
    • Brief of Appellant (1.5 MB PDF)
    • Brief of Appellee (3.5 MB PDF)
    • Reply Brief of Appellant (333 KB PDF)
    • Issues: Whether a limitations of liability provision in the Kansas Corporation Commission tariff is enforceable and whether there was sufficient evidence of wanton conduct to submit that issue to the jury.
  • 123,622 - State of Kansas v. Tommy J. May
    • Corrected Brief of Appellant (3.2 MB PDF)
    • Brief of Appellee (7.7 MB PDF)
    • Reply Brief of Appellant (427 KB PDF)
    • Issues: Whether the court improperly denied giving a self-defense instruction in a attempted murder case, whether an instruction on the lesser included offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter should have been given, whether evidence of prior crimes was properly admitted into evidence, whether the defendant was denied the opportunity to testify regarding certain matters, and whether the jury was properly instructed regarding mens rea.

1:30 p.m. Docket

  • 126,314 – Marquise Johnson v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC, Fabrica D' Armi Pietro Beretta, S.P.A. and Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

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