The opinion of the court was delivered by NUSS, J.: Tina C. Williams appeals the Court of Appeals affirmation of the district court's sentence for her identity theft convictions. She alleges the district court erroneously scored her criminal history by calculating her prior convictions for identity theft from the state of Washington as person felonies instead of nonperson felonies. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 60-2102(b). We affirm. FACTS Tina C. Williams pleaded guilty in Johnson County...
The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.: This case arises from the consolidation of an original action in mandamus and a collateral order appeal, both filed by Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co. (KaMMCO). KaMMCO seeks relief from a discovery order entered in a pending medical malpractice action. KaMMCO, which is not a party in the underlying medical malpractice action and does not insure the malpractice defendant, argues that the district court failed to "protect [its]...
The opinion of the court was delivered by ROSEN, J.: In this case, the courts are again called upon to make the painful determination of whether a child should reside with a natural parent, who has the emotional bonds that follow from biological fatherhood, or with prospective adoptive parents, whose emotional bonds have evolved over many months of loving, supporting, and caring for the child. It is ultimately a legal decision which this court must reach, but it is a legal decision that is...
The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.: This interlocutory appeal is the latest in a related series of actions arising out of an inquisition conducted by former Attorney General Phill Kline regarding the performance of abortions in Kansas. In this case, we are asked to rule on whether a Johnson County district judge erred in quashing subpoenas directed at various employees of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ("KDHE") and at Shawnee County District Judge Richard D....
The opinion of the court was delivered by JOHNSON, J.: The defendants in this quiet title action, Theresa M. Hoosier, et al. (collectively referred to as defendants), appeal the district court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Letha McGinty and Michael McGinty (collectively referred to as the McGintys). The district court judgment declared that, by virtue of a sheriff's deed in partition dated April 8, 1974, the McGintys acquired ownership of 100% of the surface...
The opinion of the court was delivered by BILES, J.: This appeal comes on cross-petitions for review following a workers compensation award. Todd L. Mitchell, the injured employee, challenges the Workers Compensation Board's method for calculating his permanent partial disability award. His first issue is whether the Board erred in combining his multiple left arm and right arm injuries into a scheduled injury for each arm at the shoulder level. We hold it was error to combine these injuries. A...
