Seven Wyandotte County cases are coming up Dec. 14-18 on the Kansas Supreme Court’s docket. Four cases are scheduled for oral hearings, while three are on the summary calendar.
The cases with oral arguments will be held by videoconference and livestreamed on the Supreme Court YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pXIOdkwjkdiLnpXj4Wp8w/live.
Cases on the summary calendar do not have oral arguments. In general, these cases do not present a new question of law, and oral argument is not essential to a fair hearing, according to the court.
On the docket for 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, is an appeal by Carlos Antonia Gallegos of a first-degree murder conviction.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, the court will hear an appeal by Jasmon D . Watson of a restitution order in a Medicaid claim case.
At 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, the court will hear an appeal by Dylan M. Thomas in a rape and criminal threat case.
At 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, the court is scheduled to hear a third appeal of Jerome Cheeks in a petition for post-conviction DNA testing after his 1992 second-degree murder conviction in the death of his wife.
On the summary calendar is Mylon Bernard Williams’ petition for review of an order requiring him to pay restitution of $12,977.63 following his conviction for two counts of aggravated battery.
Also on the summary calendar, Ronald Johnson is appealing the denial of his motion for sentence modification, and is asking for dismissal of the case. Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder in 2003.
Another case on the summary calendar is a modification of sentence motion filed by Christopher M. Trotter, who was convicted for capital murder, first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in 2003.