Lawrence courts

Majority of judicial rating committee says Kansas attorney not qualified for federal bench
By Peter Hancock
10:26 a.m., November 8, 2017 Updated 12:34 p.m.
The judicial nomination of Johnson County attorney Holly Lou Teeter was dealt a setback this week when a majority of members on an American Bar Association rating committee gave her a “not qualified” rating for a seat on the federal bench.
Douglas County judge reports for jury duty
By Sara Shepherd
12:31 p.m., November 6, 2017 Updated 05:18 p.m.
There was a familiar face in an unfamiliar place Monday morning at Douglas County District Court. Judge Peggy Kittel, instead of behind the bench in her own courtroom, was among roughly 60 other potential jurors reporting for duty in another courtroom.
Kittel reappointed as chief judge in Douglas County District Court
By Peter Hancock
November 6, 2017
The Kansas Supreme Court has reappointed Peggy Carr Kittel to a full term as chief judge in the Seventh Judicial District.
U.S. Senate panel delays votes on judicial nominees, including one from Kansas
By Peter Hancock
November 2, 2017
Holly Lou Teeter of Johnson County was one of several federal judicial nominees whose appointments were delayed Thursday when Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee objected to the fact that they had not yet received ratings on all the nominees from the American Bar Association.
Second competency evaluation ordered for defendant in 2012 head-on crash on Maine Street
By Sara Shepherd
October 27, 2017
The case of Justin M. Crawford — stemming from a serious wreck at Ninth and Maine streets more than five years ago — has encountered another twist in its path toward resolution. After undergoing one competency evaluation earlier this month, Crawford, 45, of Topeka, is to be re-evaluated to determine whether he is competent to stand trial, pursuant to a court order this week.
Retrial for suspect in shotgun robberies, dog killing again ends in hung jury; third trial planned
By Sara Shepherd
October 20, 2017
For a second time, a jury has failed to agree on whether a man who allegedly wielded a shotgun and killed a dog in a string of early-morning street robberies is guilty. A re-trial for Pierre Walker, 20, ended with a hung jury Friday.
ACLU challenges Kansas law that bans contracting with those who boycott Israel
By Peter Hancock
October 11, 2017
Kansas lawmakers passed a bill in 2017 that prohibits the state from contracting with any person or firm engaged in a boycott against Israel. The American Civil Liberties Union says that’s a violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Appeal rejected for Lawrence man who raped two children
By Peter Hancock
October 6, 2017
Donald L. Brown II was given two consecutive life sentences for raping and sodomizing two children who were under the age of 14. The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday rejected a challenge to his convictions and sentences.
Former Lawrence mayor begins federal prison sentence
By Sara Shepherd
September 29, 2017
Former Lawrence mayor Jeremy Farmer reported to a federal prison this week, part of his punishment for stealing money from a food bank he led, according to federal officials.
KU Athletics staffers set to give depositions in Title IX lawsuits brought by former rowers
By Sara Shepherd
September 28, 2017
Current and former University of Kansas Athletics personnel are scheduled to give depositions in the coming weeks in federal Title IX lawsuits brought by two former KU rowers.
Kansas municipal courts to undergo scrutiny; Lawrence judge on committee
By Peter Hancock
September 25, 2017
Judge Scott Miller of the Lawrence Municipal Court has been named to an ad hoc committee that will review the operation of municipal courts throughout the state, including their practices regarding bonds, fines and fees.
Man found guilty of molesting teen in 2012 Douglas County court case
By Sara Shepherd
September 22, 2017
A man was convicted of child sex crimes this week in Douglas County, in a case that until recent months had been frozen for five years with a warrant out for the suspect’s arrest.
Eudora day care worker must stand trial for murder in infant’s death, judge rules
By Sara Shepherd
01:19 p.m., September 21, 2017 Updated 10:31 p.m.
Following a four-hour preliminary hearing in Douglas County District Court, Judge Sally Pokorny ordered Eudora home day care worker Carrody Buchhorn, accused in the death of 9-month-old Oliver Ortiz, to stand trial for murder.
Feds charge man with producing child porn, allegedly using teens in Lawrence
By Sara Shepherd
September 20, 2017
A Lawrence man has been charged with multiple counts of producing child pornography, allegedly using teenagers in Lawrence, according to a newly filed federal indictment.
State drops case against Baldwin City man accused of selling counterfeit laundry soap
By Sara Shepherd
September 13, 2017
Whatever soap Brian E. Glenn was selling, prosecutors said it didn’t stand up to the “stain removal performance test.” In fact, prosecutors argued in court documents, when applied to barbecue sauce, Glenn’s laundry detergent fell 14.7 points short of authentic Tide detergent on the stain-removal index, when a mere 4 points is enough to be noticeable to consumers. That’s just one bit of the evidence in the case against Glenn that won’t be shared with a Douglas County jury this week, as previously expected.

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