September 14--Monday--a.m.
State v. Charles Shelly, No. 109,292 (Brown)
Direct appeal (petition for review); distribution of precursor
Nancy Ogle
[Sentence vacated and remanded per Snellings]
[Sentence vacated and remanded per Snellings]
- Improper dismissal of appeal due to late notice of appeal
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Carol Longenecker Schmidt
[Reversed; Beier; March 25, 2016]
- Improper classification of precursor severity level
Direct appeal (petition for review); criminal threat
Rachel Pickering (brief); Heather R. Cessna (argue)
[Affirmed; Luckert; February 12, 2016]
- Insufficient evidence of criminal threat
- Insufficient evidence of alternative means
Direct appeal (petition for review); possession
Korey A. Kaul
[Affirmed; Stegall; May 27, 2016]
- Insufficient evidence of possession
- Improper admission of prior bad acts
- Improper prosecutorial argument
September 15--Tuesday--a.m.
State v. Brock Collins, No. 108,660 (Sedgwick)
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Samuel Schirer
[Affirmed; Biles; December 23, 2015]
- Failure to make BIDS fee findings
- Improper term of probation for misdemeanor
Direct appeal; felony murder
Michael P. Whalen
[Affirmed; Luckert; April 29, 2016]
- Improper limitation of aiding and abetting instruction
- Improper amendment of complaint
- Insufficient evidence of felony murder
- Failure to charge aiding and abetting
- Failure to give compulsion defense instruction
Direct appeal; felony murder
Kristen Patty
[Affirmed; Luckert; April 8, 2016]
- Speedy trial violation
- Batson violations
- Failure to exclude statements
- Gruesome photographs
Direct appeal (petition for review); theft
Randall L. Hodgkinson
[Affirmed; Beier; March 25, 2016]
- Compulsory joinder violation
Direct appeal; first-degree murder
Carol Longenecker Schmidt
[Affirmed; Stegall; May 27, 2016]
- Failure to give lesser-included offense instruction
- Improper prosecutorial argument
- Failure to grant motion to suppress
September 16--Wednesday--a.m.
State v. Anthony Hankins, No. 109,123 (Johnson)
Motion to correct illegal sentence (petition for review)
Sarah Morrison Rapelye (brief); Catherine A. Zigtema (argue)
[Rvd/rmd; Johnson; April 22, 2016]
- Improper classification of prior conviction
Direct appeal (petition for review); aggravated burglary
Lydia Krebs (brief); Peter Maharry (argue)
[Reversed; Biles; February 19, 2016]
- Insufficient evidence of aggravated burglary
- Failure to instruct on lesser-included offense
- Failure to grant mistrial
Sentencing appeal (petition for review)
Michelle A. Davis
[Affirmed; Stegall; April 22, 2016]
- Lifetime postrelease and registration are unconstitutional
September 17--Thursday--a.m.
State v. Brett Seacat, No. 110,360 (Kingman)
Direct appeal; first-degree murder
Reid T. Nelson
[Affirmed; Rosen; January 15, 2016]
- Improper admission of hearsay statements
- Improper exclusion of evidence of suicidal tendencies of victim
- Improper exclusion of defense expert testimony
- Improper exclusion of victim's prior drug use
- Failure to strike witness' answer
September 18--Friday--a.m.
State v. Marquis Marshall, No. 110,976 (Sedgwick)
Direct appeal; capital murder
Sarah Ellen Johnson
[Affirmed; Rosen; December 18, 2015]
- Improper denial of psychiatric evaluation
- Improper denial of request for new counsel
- Improper judicial comment on guilt