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Personal Injury
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A Step by Step Guide to a Personal Injury Case
- Step 1 - The Treatment Process.
- Step 2 - Choosing The Right Lawyer
- Step 3 - Determining Your Claim Type
- Step 4 - Investigating Your Claim
- Step 5 - Determine The Damages
- Step 6 - Negotiating With The Defendant
- Step 7 - Filing A Personal Injury Suit
- Step 8 - Discovery After Filing Suit
- Step 9 - Choosing The Right Expert
- Step 10 - Mediation
- Step 11 - Trial
- Car Accident Lawyer
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Semi-Truck Accident Lawyer
- Federal Motor Carrier Definitions
- What Are The Qualifications A Mechanic Must Have To Perform Work On A Commercial Motor Vehicle?
- What Steps Are Required In Pre-Trip, En-Route, And Post-Trip Inspections According To The Law?
- What are the rules to operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle that everyone must follow?
- What is the Record Of Duty Status and who maintains it?
- Driver’s Qualification File
- Who is responsible for Recordkeeping Violations?
- WHAT IS A COMMERCIAL LEARNER’S PERMIT AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN A CDL?
- Who Is Responsible For Compliance With The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)?
- Who Is Responsible For Following The Hours-Of Service Rules?
- Why Are Inspections And Maintenance Programs Important When It Comes To Commercial Motor Vehicles?
- Understanding Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)
- How Does The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Define “Disqualification” And What Are Some Examples Of Ways To Be Disqualified?
- What you need to know if a Semi-Truck accident involves Drugs or Alcohol.
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Product and Premise Liability Lawyer
- Does Complying With The FDA’s Premarket Approval Process Prevent A Product Liability Claim For Injuries Arising From A Defectively Designed Medical Device?
- Is An Employer Liable For The Negligence Of An Employee During The Coming And Going To Employer-Provided Housing?
- What Obligation Does A Business Owner Have To Remove Snow And Ice While It Is Still Falling?
- Does A Business Have An Obligation To Provide Security After Several Criminal Acts Have Been Committed Against Its Customers?
- What Duty Does A Kansas Property Owner Owe To Guests On The Property?
- What Duty Does A Property Owner Owe A Passerby To Prevent An Attack By Third Parties?
- Can A Landlord Be Responsible For The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Of Tenants?
- When Is A Landlord Responsible For Injuries Caused By A Defect In A Leased Property?
- What Types Of Property Defects Is A Landowner Required To Fix Or Warn Guests About?
- Can Property Owners Be Liable for Trespasser Injuries?
- Is A Business Responsible For Protecting Its Patrons From Violent Acts Of Other Patrons?
- Does A University Have An Obligation To Protect Its Students From Sexual Assaults Occurring In Dormitories?
- When Is The Owner Of A Trailer Park Responsible For Injuries To Residents Caused By Third Parties?
- Does The Slight-Defect Rule Apply To Parking Lots?
- Do Manufacturers Of Products Have A Duty To Warn About Obvious Dangers?
- Can A Hospital Be Sued For Implanting Or Selling A Defective Medical Device?
- Is Statistical Evidence Required To Present A Product Liability Claim?
- Can A Medical Device Be Defectively Designed Even If The Manufacturer Got Approval Of The Design From The FDA?
- Does A Manufacturer’s Duty To Warn Take Into Consideration Special Knowledge Of The Intended User?
- Can A Product Be Adequately Designed, Even If It Is Undisputedly Still Dangerous?
- Can A Generic Drug Manufacturer Be Liable For Inadequate Warnings Even If It Complies With FDA Requirements?
- Do Manufacturers Of Products Have A Duty To Retrofit Or Recall A Product When A Danger Is Later Discovered?
- Can A Prescription Drug Manufacturer Be Liable Under State Law For Inadequate Warnings, Even If The Label Contained All Warnings Required By The FDA?
- Can Violation Of An FDA Regulation Constitute A Claim For Negligence Per Se?
- What Is The Dual Capacity Doctrine Under Kansas Law?
- Does Workers Compensation Cover Intentional Attacks On An Employee By A Co-Employee?
- When Does An Injury “Arise Out Of And In The Course Of Employment,” Making It Fall Under The Workers Compensation Act?
- HOW DO PREMISE LIABILITY CLAIMS WORK IN KANSAS?
- HOW DO SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS WORK IN KANSAS?
- How do accidents and injury claims work when they happen at an Apartment Complex?
- HOW DO STAIRWAY FALL ACCIDENTS WORK IN KANSAS?
- HOW DO DAY CARE ACCIDENT CLAIMS WORK IN KANSAS?
- HOW DO SWIMMING POOL ACCIDENT CLAIMS WORK IN KANSAS?
- HOW DO CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT CLAIMS WORK IN KANSAS?
- HOW DO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE RAILROAD WORK?
- HOW DO DEFFECTIVE PRODUCT CLAIMS WORK?
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Medical Malpractice Lawyer
- Can A Plaintiff Recover For The Lost Chance Of A Better Recovery Brought About By Medical Malpractice?
- Is There A Collateral Source Rule In Kansas?
- Can A Defendant Present Evidence That A Portion Of Medical Bills Were Written-Off By A Healthcare Provider In A Personal Injury Case?
- Can A Surgeon Be Liable For Errors Made By Other Members Of The Surgical Team Under His Or Her Supervision?
- How Does A Plaintiff Prove Inadequate Medical Care Caused A Disease Or Condition With Multiple Known Causes?
- Does Where A Doctor Practices Affect The Standard Of Care He Or She Must Use?
- Do A Hospital, Nurses, And Doctors All Owe The Same Standard Of Professional Care To Patients?
- Do All Mistakes By A Surgeon Constitute Medical Malpractice?
- What Side Effects And Dangers Must A Doctor Warn A Patient About To Properly Obtain Informed Consent?
- HOW DO CLAIMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING BIRTH INJURIES WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING CEREBRAL PALSY WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING DEFECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING DRUG RECALLS WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING MEDICATION ERRORS WORK?
- HOW DO CLAIMS INVOLVING SURGICAL ERRORS WORK?
- HOW DO NURSING HOME ABUSE CASES WORK?
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Wrongful Death Lawyer
- Does The Kansas Wrongful Death Statute Create Any New Cause Of Action For Heirs (Inheritors)?
- In Kansas, When Can A Wrongful Death Claim Be Brought For The Death Of An Unborn Child?
- In Missouri, Who Can Bring A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
- In Kansas, Who Can Bring A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
- In Missouri, Does The Three-Year Statute Of Limitations For A Wrongful Death Action Toll When The Plaintiff Is A Minor?
- In Missouri, Can A Deceased Person’s Estate Bring A Wrongful Death Claim?
- Can A Plaintiff Recover For An Expected (But Not Yet Occurred) Wrongful Death In A Medical Malpractice Action?
- Can A Claim For Injuries That Ultimately Results In Death Ever Be Brought In Place Of A Wrongful Death Claim?
- In Kansas, When Does The Statute Of Limitations Begin To Run In A Wrongful Death Action?
- When Does A Wrongful Death Claim Have To Be Brought Under Kansas Law?
- How Much Proof Is Necessary To Support An Award Of Pecuniary (Monetary) Damages In A Wrongful Death Case?
- Can a Decedent’s Estate Recover Money from a Wrongful Death?
- What Are The Things That Must Happen Before Bringing A Wrongful Death Claim Under Kansas Law?
- How Are Damages In A Wrongful Death Claim Proven?
- Can A Wrongful Death Claim And A Medical Malpractice Claim Be Brought Together?
- Coping with an Injury or Loss
- Can A Property Owner Ever Be Liable For A Dangerous Condition Of The Property If The Owner Has No Knowledge Of The Condition?
- Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
- Dog Bite Lawyer
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Frequently Asked Personal Injury Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury Cases
- When Does the Statute of Limitations Begin to Run on a Personal Injury Case?
- Which State’s Law Is Used By The Court If A Wrongful Act Occurs In One State And The Resulting Injury Occurs In Another State?
- Can A Court Draw A Negative Inference If A Party Does Not Disclose Facts Relevant To The Case, That Only The Party Has Knowledge Of?
- What Constitutes A Valid Claim For Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress Under Kansas Law?
- What Obligations Does A Bicyclist Have When Riding On The Sidewalk?
- Does The Kansas Uniform Trade Practices Act Provide The Plaintiff With A Private Cause Of Action For Damages?
- When Is The Owner Of An Animal Strictly Liable For Injuries Caused By The Animal?
- Can A Bar Be Held Responsible For Over-Serving An Intoxicated Patron?
- Does The Captain Of A Boat Have An Obligation To Attempt To Rescue An Overbroad Passenger?
- Is An Oral Settlement Agreement, Made Weeks Before A Trial, Binding If It Is Accepted?
- Is A Tort Claim That Occurs Over A Long, Continuous Period Of Time Considered A Single Occurrence For Purposes Of An Insurance Contract?
- Can A City Classify Certain Dog Breeds As Inherently Dangerous, Thereby Creating Strict Liability For The Owners Of These Dogs?
- What Is Required In Notice Pleading And Are The Requirements Stricter If The Plaintiff Is Pleading Fraud?
- Are Taxi Cab Drivers Considered Common Carriers Under Kansas Law?
- When Does A Defendant’s Time For Removal To Federal Court Begin To Run?
- Can An Individual Bring A Claim Based Upon The Kansas Trade Practices Act?
- Can The Court Properly Grant Summary Judgment Based Upon A Party’s Opening Statement?
- Does Strict Liability Always Apply To Injuries Involving “Abnormally Dangerous” Activities?
- Can Bicyclists Use The Sidewalk Or Must They Use The Road?
- Employee Acting Within Scope Of Their Employment Allows For Both Respondeat Superior And Negligent Hiring, Retention, Or Supervision Claims
- What Is Required In “Notice Pleading”?
- What Happens If A Plaintiff Sues A Municipality Without Giving Adequate Written Notice?
- What Determines If A Worker Is An Employee Or An Independent Contractor?
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Is It Mandatory for Trial Courts to Use Pattern Jury Instructions?
- Are Trial Courts Required to Use Pattern Jury Instructions?
- Can A Police Report Be Admitted Into Evidence?
- When, If Ever, Do Improper Arguments In Closing Mandate A New Trial?
- Is It A Reversible Error For Plaintiff’s Counsel To Be Allowed To Make A Rebuttal Closing Argument After Defendant Has Waived Its Closing?
- What Remedy Is Appropriate When An Expert Undertakes Improper Discovery
- Does A Plaintiff In A Wrongful Death Claim Have To Use An Economic Expert To Establish Damages?
- Can Information Originally Obtained In Mediation Be Used At Trial?
- Is The Fact That A Driver Didn’t Receive A Ticket Admissible At Trial?
- Can A Police Officer Testify About Which Driver Caused An Accident?
- What Qualities Of A Scientific Methodology Must Be Demonstrated Before It Can Be Presented To The Jury?
- Can Prior Instances Of Reckless Driving Be Used To Prove A Defendant Has A Reputation For Driving Recklessly?
- Does Absolute Privilege Apply To Testimony Presented To The Kansas Legislature?
- Can A Plaintiff Sue An Expert Witness For Abuse Of The Trial Process Itself?
- Can Evidence That A Plaintiff Disciplined His Or Her Employee After The Incident In Question Be Used By The Defendant Against The Plaintiff In Trial?
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When Is a Party Entitled to Attorneys' Fees on Appeal?
- When Is a Party Entitled to an Award of Attorneys’ Fees on Appeal?
- If Attorney’s Fees Are Authorized By Statute For One Claim But Not All Claims In A Lawsuit Does The Court Still Award Attorney’s Fees?
- Can An Attorney Ever Owe A Fiduciary Duty To An Unrepresented Third Party?
- Are Attorney Fees Appropriate When A Dispute Between An Insurance Company And An Insured Involves An Issue Of First Impression?
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How do "Bad Faith" Claims against an Insurance Company work?
- Does Kansas Law Recognize a Case of “Bad Faith” Against an Insurance Company?
- What Types Of Evidence Can Be Used At The Trial Of A Bad-Faith Claim?
- If A Bad Faith Claim Exists, Can The Defendant Assign His Rights With The Insurer To The Plaintiff And Avoid Liability?
- Can An Insured Sign Over A “Bad Faith” Claim To A Third-Party?
- Are Punitive Damages Available For First-Party Bad-Faith Claims In Kansas?
- Are Punitive Damages Available For Bad-Faith Claims In Missouri?
- In Missouri, Can An Insurance Company Get Sued By Its Policy Holder For Failing To Settle A Claim In Bad Faith?
- In Missouri, Can An Insurer Be Sued For Bad-Faith Because Of A Delay In Payment?
- In Missouri, Can An Insurer Be Liable For Bad-Faith Failure To Settle, If The Claim Ultimately Still Settled Within The Policy Limits?
- In Missouri, What Is The Statute Of Limitations On A “Bad Faith” Case?
- In Missouri, When Does The Statute Of Limitations Start On A “Bad Faith” Case?
- In Missouri, What Are Common Ways To Demonstrate “Bad Faith” By An Insurer?
- In Missouri, Can An Insurer Be Liable For Vexatious Refusal To Investigate Claims If The Insurer Believes There Is No Coverage For Under The Insurance Contract?
- In Missouri, Can An Insurer Refuse To Pay A Settlement That Was Entered Into By The Insured While Coverage For That Claim Was Being Denied?
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More Common Personal Injury Questions
- Will Benefits A Plaintiff Receives From A Health Insurance Provider Reduce The Amount Of Monetary Damages A Plaintiff Can Recover From A Defendant?
- If You Were Partially At Fault For Your Injury Does Your Verdict Get Reduced?
- What Does A Plaintiff Have To Show To Prove That A Loss Is Monetary?
- Does Comparative Fault Apply To “Strict Liability” Cases?
- Are Past Medical Bills Considered Economic Damages According To Kansas Law?
- What Do You Have To Prove To Sue Your Own Insurance Company If They Fail To Defend You?
- Can An Insured Deny A Defense Provided By The Insurer If It Is Provided Under A Reservation Of Rights?
- When And How Does An Insurance Company’s Duty To Defend Arise?
- Does Kansas Recognize The Intentional Spoliation Of Evidence As An Offense?
- Can A Doctor Be Liable For Battery When The Patient Has Consented To Being Examined?
- If An Insurance Company Doesn’t Defend It’s Insured Are They Subject To Penalties In Missouri?
- Can An Insurer Be Liable For Vexatious Refusal To Pay Even If There Is A Question As To Whether The Claim Is Valid Under The Policy?
- Is An Insurance Company Required To Pay The Difference Between The Settlement Amount Received By An Insured And The Limits Of The Insured’s Underinsured Motorist Policy?
- Can A Plaintiff Bring A Private Cause Of Action Against An Insurance Company For Violation Of The Kansas Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act?
- Must All Harm Caused Be Foreseeable For A Plaintiff To Recover Those Damages?
- If A Plaintiff Is Partially At Fault For Their Injuries Can Their Fault Be Compared To The Defendant’s Fault?
- What Is An Insurance Company Required To Prove When Denying An Insured’s Claim?
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Does Kansas Have a Collateral Source Rule?
- Medical Malpractice & Negligence
- Using Violations Of Statutes To Prove Negligence Rather Than Negligence Per Se
- What Are Common Ways In Which Railroads Can Be Negligent?
- In A Negligence Action, Should The Defendant Pay For The Plaintiff’s Medical Expenses?
- How Does The Court Determine Which Laws Can Be Used To Establish A Claim Of Negligence Per Se?
- Does The Violation Of Every Law Create A Private Cause Of Action As Negligence Per Se?
- Can Proof Of A Statutory Traffic Violation Constitute Negligence Per Se?
- Can Model Traffic Regulations Be Used To Establish A Claim For Negligence?
- Can Improper Or Inadequate Construction Of A Sewer System Give Rise To A Negligence Claim By Those Damaged When The System Flooded?
- When Can The Violation Of A Law Be Used To Establish A Claim Of Negligence Per Se?
- What Constitutes A Claim Of Negligence Per Se Under Kansas Law?
- WHY DON’T THE LAWYERS TALK ABOUT, “WHO GOT THE TICKET?” IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAWSUIT?
- WHY DON’T LAWYERS TALK ABOUT INSURANCE DURING A PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL?
- WHY DOESN'T AN ATTORNEY TALK ABOUT "ATTORNEY FEES" IN A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT?
- WHAT DOES THE TERM NEGLIGENCE MEAN IN THE CONTEXT OF A LAWSUIT?
- SHOULD I GIVE A STATEMENT TO THE OTHER INSURANCE COMPANY?
- HOW DO CASES INVOLVING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WORK?
- HOW DO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING BRAIN INJURY DIFFER FROM OTHER PERSONAL INJURY CASES?
- HOW CAN A LAWYER HELP A VICTIM OF A FIRE?
- CAN A LAWYER HELP THE VICTIM OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT?
- HOW DO CASES INVOLVING MESOTHELIOMA WORK?
- HOW ARE CASES INVOLVING DOG BITES HANDLED?
- HOW ARE WORK RELATED ACCIDENTS HANDLED IN KANSAS?
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Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury Cases
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A Step by Step Guide to a Personal Injury Case
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Criminal Defense
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A Step by Step Guide to a Criminal Case
- Step 1 – Investigation Of A Possible Criminal Act
- Step 2 – Filing Charges: Who makes the decision to File Charges?
- Step 3 – Getting Arrested On A Criminal Case
- Step 4 – Getting Yourself out of Jail (Bonding Out Of Jail)
- Step 5 – First Appearance On Your Case
- Step 6 – Getting Discovery From The Prosecutor
- Step 7 – Preliminary Examination
- Step 8 – Filing Motions In A Criminal Case
- Step 9 – Doing Your Own Discovery
- Step 10 – Going To Pretrial Conference
- Step 11 – Taking Your Case To Trial
- Step 12 – The Verdict
- Step 13 – Post Trial Motions
- Step 14 – Preparing For Sentencing
- Step 15 – The LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised)
- Step 16 – What Happens at Sentencing and how does Sentencing work?
- Quick Guide: ARREST, JAIL, AND THE COURT PROCESS
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Municipal Court
- Roeland Park Municipal Court
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Mission Municipal Court
- What is the Law on Theft in Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Disorderly Conduct in the Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Criminal Damage in Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Criminal Trespass in Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Telephone Harassment in Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Battery in Mission Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Marijuana Possession in Mission Municipal Court?
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Lenexa Municipal Court
- What is the law on Theft in Lenexa Municipal Court
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on DUI in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage to Property in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Marijuana Possession in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in Lenexa Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Lenexa Municipal Court?
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Leawood Municipal Court Lawyer
- What is the law on Theft in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the DUI law in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Marijuana Possession in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Leawood Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage to Property in Leawood Municipal Court?
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Merriam Municipal Court
- What is the Law on DUI in Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Theft in the Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage to Property in the Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Telephone Harassment in Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Merriam Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Marijuana Possession in Merriam Municipal Court?
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Prairie Village Municipal Court
- What is the Law on DUI in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Theft in the Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in the Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Marijuana Possession in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
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Shawnee Municipal Court Lawyer
- What is the law on Theft in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage to Property in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on DUI in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Shawnee Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Marijuana Possession in Shawnee Municipal Court?
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Olathe Municipal Court Lawyer
- What is the law on Theft in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law on DUI in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Battery in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Marijunana Possession in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Trespass in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law Disorderly Conduct in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Olathe Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Criminal Damage to Property in Olathe Municipal Court?
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Overland Park Municipal Court Lawyer
- What is the current DUI Law in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the Criminal Trespass law in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Theft in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the Battery Law in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the Law on Marijuana possession in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the law on Disorderly Conduct in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the Telephone Harassment law in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- What is the criminal damage to property law in Overland Park Municipal Court?
- Municipal Court Appeals Lawyer
- DUI Lawyer
- Drug Crime Lawyer
- Assault and Battery Lawyer
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Domestic Battery Lawyer
- When Is Domestic Battery A Felony Offense Rather Than A Misdemeanor Offense?
- Is Pushing A Household Or Family Member In A Heated Argument Considered Domestic Battery?
- Is Domestic Battery A Lesser Included Offense Of Aggravated Battery?
- If The Victim Recants Their Statement In A Domestic Battery Case Will The Defendant Be Found Not Guilty?
- How Old Must The Victim Be In A Domestic Battery Case?
- Does A Defendant Charged With Misdemeanor Domestic Battery Have A Constitutional Right To A Jury Trial?
- Is there mandatory jail time on a Domestic Battery charge?
- Theft Lawyer
- Sexual Battery Lawyer
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Information on Other Crimes
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Information on Assault & Battery Cases in Johnson County
- How Much Harm Must Be Caused In Order To Be Convicted Of Battery?
- How does Kansas define Assault?
- What Level Of Intent Is Required For an Aggravated Battery Charge?
- When a Law Enforcement Officer Considered “Properly Identified”
- Who Determines Great Bodily Harm For Aggravated Battery Charges?
- Proving “Recklessness” For An Aggravated Battery Charge
- Great Bodily Harm For Aggravated Battery
- Does A Stabbing Qualify As Aggravated Battery?
- Determining What is Considered a Deadly Weapon
- Determining The Extent Of Injury For an Aggravated Battery Charge
- Determining Disfigurement For An Aggravated Battery Charge
- Defining “Great Bodily Harm” For Aggravated Battery
- Convicting A Drunk Driver Of Aggravated Battery In Kansas
- Can I Plead Self-Defense For A Reckless Aggravated Battery Charge?
- Battery Against A Law Enforcement Officer - Level of Intent
- CAN I GET CONVICTED OF AGG. BATTERY IF I DIDN'T INTEND THE HARM TO BE SEVERE?
- Does a "Part Time" Cop still count for Battery Against A Law Enforcement Officer?
- What Is Disfigurement in Aggravated Battery Under Kansas Law?
- What Is Considered A “Deadly Weapon" For an Aggravated Battery Charge?
- Is Battery A Lesser Included Offense Of Domestic Battery?
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Criminal Damage to Property Lawyer
- What Is The “Single Impulse Rule” And How Does It Relate To Criminal Damage To Property?
- Is Voluntary Intoxication A Defense For Criminal Damage To Property?
- Is Removing A Public Nuisance Considered Criminal Damage To Property?
- How Does A Court Determine Whether Criminal Damage To An Automobile Is A Felony Or Misdemeanor?
- Does The Value Of The Property Need To Be Proven In A Misdemeanor Conviction Of Criminal Damage To Property?
- Does The Kansas Criminal Damage To Property Statute Allow You To Damage Property You Own With Another?
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Criminal Trespassing cases in Johnson County
- Is It Trespassing If You Go Through A Door That Says “Employees Only”?
- Does The State Have To Prove That You Knew You Weren’t Supposed To Be On The Property, As An Element Of The Trespass Case?
- What Is Criminal Trespass in Kansas?
- How serious is a criminal trespass case in Kansas?
- CAN YOU GIVE ME A FEW EXAMPLES OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS CASES?
- Is Criminal Trespass A Lesser Included Offense Of Burglary?
- What Is Necessary To Prove Criminal Trespass?
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Facing a DUI Case in Johnson County? Get your Questions answered by an Experienced DUI Lawyer.
- How do you choose the right DUI lawyer for your case?
- What level of proof must be shown at the Driver's License hearing after a DUI?
- Can I Get A Hardship License Or A Restricted License After A DUI?
- Do Out Of State DUI Convictions Count As Priors For A Kansas DUI Charge?
- Is A DUI Diversion Considered A Prior If You Get A New DUI?
- Can The One Leg Stand Test Be Beat?
- What Is The DC-70 (Notice the Police must give you before requesting you take a Breathalyzer)?
- Do I Need a Breathalyzer in My Car After a DUI?
- Will My License Be Suspended Because Of A DUI?
- What Is The Community Weekend Intervention Program (CWIP)?
- How Do Previous DUI Convictions Affect A New DUI Charge?
- Can The Walk And Turn Test Be Beat?
- Can the Intoxilyzer be beat?
- Can The PBT Be Beat?
- What Is A DUI Diversion?
- Will A DUI Go On My Criminal Record?
- What Happens At a DUI Administrative Hearing?
- What Is The DC-27 And What Do I Do With It?
- When Should Drug And Alcohol Counseling Be Done on a DUI case?
- Can The HGN (The Eye Test) Be Beat?
- What Is “Discovery” When It Comes To A DUI Case?
- How Does An Attorney Fight A DUI With Case Law?
- Top 5 Things To Do When Pulled Over For A DUI
- Can I Plea Bargain A DUI To A Lesser Charge?
- Can You Overturn The Administrative Suspension On Your Driver’s License?
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Theft Crimes in Johnson County
- What Is The Difference Between Robbery And Theft?
- WHAT ARE THE DEFENSE STRATEGIES UTILIZED IN THEFT CASES?
- How do Theft Charges work in Johnson County, Kansas?
- What Is Needed To Convict An Individual Of Theft By Deception?
- Does The Theft Statute Require That The Owner Actually Suffer Permanent Deprivation Of Property?
- Does The Property Need To Be Carried Away Or Taken Some Measurable Distance To Be Considered Theft?
- Can An Individual Be Guilty Of Theft Not Knowing That The Property He Or She Possesses Is Stolen?
- Has A Theft Occurred If You Take Something From A Person That Does Not Have The Mental Capacity To Give It And You Know That They Do Not Have The Mental Capacity To Give It?
- Marijuana Possession Lawyer
- Cocaine Possession Lawyer
- Information on Telephone Harassment Cases
- Drug Paraphernalia Lawyer
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Information on Assault & Battery Cases in Johnson County
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Probation Violations
- HOW LONG DOES THE PROSECUTOR HAVE TO REVOKE MY PROBATION?
- WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP FROM GETTING MY PROBATION REVOKED?
- WHAT CAN MY PROBATION OFFICER MAKE ME DO?
- HOW DOES A PROBATION REVOCATION WORK IN JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS?
- TOP FIVE MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE ON PROBATION IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND HOW TO FIX THEM
- TOP FIVE THINGS TO EXPECT WHEN YOU MEET YOUR PROBATION OFFICER IN KANSAS
- WHAT HAPPENS IF I VIOLATE PROBATION IN JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS?
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Expungement Lawyer
- What Does The Term Pending Case Mean For Expungement Purposes?
- What Is The Effect Of An Expungement?
- Could An Expunged Record Ever Be Available In A Civil Court Or Lawsuit?
- What Can The Judge Consider When Deciding On My Expungement Case?
- Can I Get An Expungement If I Have A Case Pending?
- Can The State Use An Expunged Case Against Me In A New Case?
- How Long Do I Wait To Expunge A Diversion?
- Who Decides If I Get An Expungement?
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Frequently Asked Criminal Defense Questions
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Your Rights
- What Are Your Rights If the State Holds You Too Long?
- Does the Sixth Amendment Protect You During Police Questioning?
- Are You Entitled to Legal Advice on a Conviction’s Impact on Immigration Status?
- Can a Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest Impact Effective Assistance of Counsel?
- What Is The Difference Between Your Fifth Amendment Right To Counsel And Your Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel?
- What Evidence Does The Prosecutor Have To Give You During Discovery?
- If You Don’t Invoke Your Right to Silence, Can It Be Used Against You?
- How do you Invoke your 5th Amendment Right To Remain Silent?
- When Must Law Enforcement Bring You Before a Judge?
- Can Police Keep Questioning After You Request a Lawyer?
- Can A State Force You To Take Antipsychotic Drugs?
- WHY CAN POLICE LIE TO YOU BUT YOU CAN’T LIE TO THEM?
- HOW LONG CAN THE STATE WAIT BEFORE THEY CHARGE ME WITH A CRIME?
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Searches
- Can One Person Consent to a Home Search if the Other Refuses?
- When Does a Police Search Exceed the Scope of a Warrant?
- Can Prosecutors Use Evidence from an Unlawful Search?
- Can Police Legally Search Your Trash Left by the Curb?
- Can Prosecutors Use DNA Taken Without Consent or a Warrant?
- If An Officer Searches You Incident To A Lawful Arrest How Far Does That Extend?
- Do Police Need a Warrant for Evidence Found by a Private Party?
- Can Evidence from Prolonged Detention Be Used in Court?
- What Constitutes a Search Under the Fourth Amendment?
- When Can a School Official Search a Student?
- Is a Warrantless Home Search Allowed After an Arrest?
- How Does Involuntary Consent Affect a Property Search?
- Can a Police Officer Search a Cell Phone During a Lawful Arrest?
- Are Pat-Down Searches and Brief Detainment Legal Without a Warrant?
- Does the Court Have to Suppress Illegally Seized Evidence?
- Can Police Use the “Plain View” Exception for Unrelated Evidence?
- Does Installing a GPS on a Car Violate the Fourth Amendment?
- Does Prior Permission Allow Re-Entry After Being Told to Leave?
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Search Warrants
- Can Officers Search Nearby Areas Not Listed on the Search Warrant?
- When Does A Police Officer “Go Too Far” In Executing A Search Warrant?
- What Evidence Must The State Have To Get A Warrant?
- How Can Police Exceed the Scope of a Search Warrant?
- How Important Are The Details Of A Search Warrant?
- What Factors Determine if a Search Falls Within a Warrant’s Scope?
- Can Police Search Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant?
- Can Officers Search Your Possessions Under Another’s Warrant?
- Can an Anonymous Tip Constitute Probable Cause for a Search Warrant?
- What Happens If A Warrant Has A Defect?
- Is a Warrant Required for Presidential Surveillance of Domestic Threats?
- How Does a Police Officer Get a Search Warrant in Kansas?
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Arrests
- How Much Evidence Does The State Need To Get An Arrest Warrant?
- Can An Attorney Get Access To The Affidavit Or Testimony That Was Used To Get A Warrant?
- How Important Are The Details Of An Arrest Warrant?
- How Important Is The Date That The Warrant Was Issued?
- What Information Has To Be On An Arrest Warrant?
- Does The State Have To Get An Arrest Warrant On All Cases?
- When Can A Person Be Arrested Without An Arrest Warrant?
- What Is The Purpose Of A Judge Issuing An Arrest Warrant?
- WHAT ARE THE MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT BEING ARRESTED FOR A CRIME?
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Bond
- What Are The Factors That A Judge Looks At When Determining Bail Amount?
- How Is The Bail Amount Determined?
- What Can A Bondsman Do To Recover The Defendant?
- What Is The Purpose Of An Appearance Bond?
- WHAT IS PRETRIAL SUPERVISION OR PRETRIAL SERVICES AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
- How does a defendant get a low bond on a criminal case?
- How does Bonding someone out of Jail work?
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First Appearance In Court
- Can It Help Your Case If There Was Unnecessary Delay In Bringing You Before The Judge?
- Can a defendant be arraigned at their first appearance?
- Can my case get dismissed if the cops keep me in jail too long before first appearance?
- Does It Always Help Your Case If There Is Unnecessary Delay Before They Bring You In Front Of A Judge?
- What Happens If They Hold You Too Long Without Your First Appearance?
- If I Am Arrested Without A Warrant How Long Before I Get To See A Judge?
- What Are The Possible Remedies For Suffering An Unnecessary Delay Before Seeing A Judge?
- How Long May I Legally Have To Wait To Appear Before A Magistrate After Being Arrested?
- If I Have Made An Incriminating Statement During Unnecessary Delay Before My First Appearance, Can I Still Get The Statement Suppressed?
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Criminal Case Complaint
- Can The State Add Witnesses To The Complaint After It Is Filed?
- Can The State Amend Or Modify The Language On A Complaint?
- Can The State Intentionally Wait Before Listing Additional Witnesses On The Complaint?
- Can the State Allow Unlisted Witnesses to Testify in Court?
- How Specific Does The Complaint Have To Be When Describing The Time The Crime Occurred?
- Defendant Rights: Can a Complaint Be Amended Without a Hearing?
- Who Decides to Charge a Suspect with a Crime?
- What Is The Purpose Of The Complaint In A Criminal Case?
- How Can a Criminal Complaint Be Changed After Filing?
- What If a Complaint Doesn't List All Elements of a Crime?
- What Happens If a Complaint Conviction Has an Error?
- What Information Must Be Included in a Legal Complaint?
- What Happens If a Complaint Doesn’t State a Crime?
- Why Must the State List Witnesses on the Complaint?
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Bill of Particulars
- Does The State Have To Prove All The Information In The Bill Of Particulars?
- What Information Goes In A Bill Of Particulars?
- What Is A Bill Of Particulars?
- When Does The State Have To File A Bill Of Particulars?
- What Do You Do If You Can’t Determine What Actions Were Illegal By Reading The Complaint?
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The Preliminary Hearing
- How Much Proof Does the State Need at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Can You Assert Immunity from Prosecution at a Preliminary Hearing?
- What Must Evidence Show at a Preliminary Hearing to Proceed to Trial?
- Is the Defendant’s Presence Required at a Preliminary Hearing?
- How Long Can the State Delay a Preliminary Hearing?
- Can a Judge Dismiss a Case if the Prosecutor Might Lose at Trial?
- Do You Get a Preliminary Hearing If Indicted?
- What Is the Maximum Time Between an Initial Appearance and Preliminary Hearing?
- Can a Case Proceed to Trial with Conflicting Testimony at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Why Are You Entitled to a Preliminary Hearing?
- What Is the Purpose of a Preliminary Hearing?
- Is a Defendant Entitled to a Record of the Preliminary Hearing Before Trial?
- Can Witnesses Hear Each Other Testify at Preliminary Hearings?
- Can Charges Be Refiled After a Loss at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Are You Entitled to a Lawyer at Your Preliminary Hearing?
- Can You Confront Witnesses at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Can a Judge Reduce a Felony to a Misdemeanor at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Can a Preliminary Hearing Be Held If the Defendant Waives It?
- Do the Rules of Evidence Differ at Preliminary Hearings vs. Trials?
- Will a Judge Favor the Prosecution at a Preliminary Hearing?
- Who Is Entitled to a Preliminary Hearing?
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Evidence
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- When Can Past Convictions Be Used As Evidence Against A Party?
- Can A Witness’ Credibility Be Attacked Using Past Bad Acts?
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- What Constitutes Inappropriate And Inadmissible Character Evidence?
- When Can A New Trial Be Granted For Newly Discovered Evidence?
- If The State Doesn’t Give You All The Evidence Can You Get A New Trial?
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Motions to Suppress Evidence
- What are some grounds for Suppressing Evidence?
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- Can We Keep Evidence Out Of Court If Police Continue An Interrogation After Request For Counsel By The Accused?
- Can We Keep Evidence Out Of Court If Consent To A Search Is Not Given Freely And Voluntarily?
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- Can We Keep Evidence Out Of Court If A Person Is Detained For The Purpose Of Having Their Parole Officer Conduct A Warrantless Search?
- Can We Keep Evidence Out Of Court If A Defendant Wasn’t Read Their Miranda Rights?
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The Trial
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- Can a Judge Push a Jury to Reach a Decision with Instructions?
- What Level of Competence Is Required for a Defendant to Stand Trial?
- Does the Right to a Jury Trial Apply to All Offenses?
- Do Serious Trial Errors Guarantee a New Trial?
- What If a Jury Instruction Error Favors the Defendant?
- What Are Your Options If a Prosecutor Acts Improperly in Court?
- What If the State Calls a Surprise Witness at Trial?
- Can a Lawyer Exclude Jurors Based on Race?
- When Is a New Trial Allowed for Arrest of Judgment?
- When Will a Court Dismiss a Case on a Motion for Acquittal?
- When Should A Pattern (PIK) Jury Instruction Be Used in Court?
- When Are You Entitled To Have A Jury Trial?
- When Must Prosecutors Share a Witness's Address?
- Does a Judge Have to Clarify All Terms in Jury Instructions?
- Do You Have a Right to a Jury Trial for Domestic Battery Charges?
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Questions about Sentencing
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- Does a Prosecutor Have to Prove Aggravating Factors to a Jury?
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- Can A Sentence Be Longer If The Crime Was Committed In A Particularly Brutal Manner?
- Can Prior Convictions Lead to an Increased Sentence?
- What Standard Must a Judge Follow for Sentencing Departure Motions?
- Can Improper Firearm Use Still Lead to a Sentence Increase?
- Can a Court Consider Age or Diminished Capacity for a Lesser Sentence?
- What Is the Impact of Refusing the LSI-R Assessment?
- Can a Trial Court Correct an Illegal Sentence?
- Can You Get A More Severe Punishment If You Flee And Elude The Police?
- Can a Presumptive Sentence Be Appealed?
- Can Probation Eligibility Lead to a Lesser Sentence?
- Can You Face More Punishment for Not Helping a Victim?
- Can a Judge Reduce Your Sentence If You Have Young Children?
- Are Statements from Mental Evaluations Used in Sentencing?
- Can a Victim’s Aggression Lead to a Lesser Sentence?
- Can You Face a Harsher Penalty If the Victim Is Elderly?
- Can Enticing a Minor Increase Criminal Sentences?
- Can The Judge Order You To Treatment Instead Of Prison?
- Does a Prior Burglary Conviction Lead to Harsher Sentencing?
- Can My Sentence Be Increased for a Vulnerable Victim?
- Can a Court Consider Time Since Prior Convictions for Sentencing?
- Does Accepting Responsibility for a Crime Reduce Sentencing?
- What Is the Special Sentencing Rule for Unlawful Sexual Relations?
- Can Victim Participation Lead to a Lesser Sentence?
- Can Duress Lead to a Lesser Sentence in a Criminal Case?
- Can Victim Testimony Justify a Harsher Sentence in Court?
- Can a Judge Order an Upward Departure for Racially Motivated Crimes?
- Can a Judge Increase My Sentence for Causing Excessive Harm?
- Does Mental or Physical Impairment Affect Sentencing?
- Can a Sentence Be Lowered for Crimes Causing Minimal Harm?
- Can Gang Affiliation Lead to Harsher Punishment for a Crime?
- Persistent Sex Offenders: Understanding Special Sentencing Rules
- Can a Crime Committed on Probation Lead to Harsher Penalties?
- Will a Judge Increase Sentencing for Hate Crimes?
- Is Violating a Fiduciary Relationship a Reason for Upward Departure?
- What is a "Special Rule" when it comes to sentencing someone in Kansas?
- What Is a Motion for Upward Dispositional Departure?
- How Can You Get Probation Instead of Prison Time?
- What Are the Alternatives to Jail in Johnson County?
- How Do Lawyers Get Sentences Lower Than the Legal Minimum?
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Questions about Kansas Courts
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