Kansas lawmakers award ,000 in wrongful conviction case involving knife possession
Crime & Courts September 7, 2022 - 12:04 pm by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Shon Qualseth and Dennis Depew, attorneys with the office of Attorne...
Crime & Courts September 7, 2022 - 12:04 pm by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Shon Qualseth and Dennis Depew, attorneys with the office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt, prepare to explain in executive session reasons for settling two claims against the state, including a case of sexual harassment at Hutchinson Correctional Facility. (Kansas Reflector screen capture from Kansas Legislature's YouTube channel) Share this post or save for later TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and legislators on a bipartisan state council reviewed without objection a $50,000 settlement for wrongful conviction of a Wichita man sentenced to prison for possession of a nine-inch folding knife the district court concluded met the legal definition of a weapon.