Martin & Wallentine Blog

Report on Eye Witness Unreliability January 30, 2020

A jury trial is underway. Tensions are high. Everyone in the courtroom is paying close attention to the prosecuting attorney and their star witness. The prosecutor asks the victim on the stand, “Can ...

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Part of Criminal Threat Statute Declared Unconstitutional by Kansas Supreme Court.  Major Impact on Cases. November 14, 2019

Part of Criminal Threat Statute Declared Unconstitutional by Kansas Supreme Court. Major Impact on Cases. As of 2019, the statute for criminal threat read: K.S.A. 21-5415. Criminal threat ; aggravated ...

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Potential False Positive Alcohol Readings on SCRAM Devices October 3, 2018

There are several different devices that test for alcohol concentration. As a Kansas criminal defense attorney I regularly deal with these instruments. For example, there are times when I have to ...

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Kapernick's Collusion Claim Against The NFL Survives Motion For Summary Judgement August 31, 2018

Everyone knows about the controversy Kapernick started as a result of kneeling during the national anthem. He is claiming that this controversy led teams to collude against hiring him. To be clear, an ...

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Division of Premarital Assets in Divorce July 27, 2018

Premarital Assets may be divided in a Divorce action In divorce actions, it is common for judges and attorneys to use the terms to “pre-marital” property and “non-marital” property to refer to ...

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Evaluations in Criminal Cases March 30, 2018

Evaluations Can Help Your Case After years of representing clients charged with crimes, I’ve learned that the right evaluation can make a huge difference in a case. For example, there have been times ...

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