Volume 311, No. 4 Opinions Filed in July–August 2020
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REPORTS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS REPORTER: SARA R. STRATTON Advance Sheets, Volume 311, No. 4 Opinions filed in July–August 2020 "Advance Sheets of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals" (USPS 007-480) are published every month ex- cept February, June, August, and October by the State of Kansas, Kansas Judicial Center, 301 West 10th, Topeka, Kansas 66612- 1598. Periodical postage paid at Topeka, Kansas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to "Advance Sheets of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals," State Law Librarian, Kansas Judicial Center, 301 West 10th, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1598. Price List for Official Reports Subscriptions (bound vol. and adv. sheets) .................... $65.00 Current Bound Volume Subscription (each) ................ 60.00 Noncurrent and Reprint Volumes (each) ...................... 60.00 Advance Sheets (each) ................................................... 15.00 Rule Book (each) ............................................................ 25.00 To order please contact State Law Library @ 785-296-3257 or email [email protected] COPYRIGHT 2020 BY Sara R. Stratton, Official Reporter For the use and benefit of the State of Kansas JUSTICES AND OFFICERS OF THE KANSAS SUPREME COURT _____ CHIEF JUSTICE: HON. MARLA J. LUCKERT ................................................ Topeka JUSTICES: HON. CAROL A. BEIER ................................................... Wichita HON. ERIC S. ROSEN ........................................................ Topeka HON. DAN BILES .......................................................... Shawnee HON. CALEB STEGALL ................................................. Lawrence HON. EVELYN Z. WILSON .................................... Smith Center HON. KEYNEN WALL, JR.¹ ............................................ Scott City ¹Sworn in August 3, 2020 OFFICERS: Reporter of Decisions………….……….……SARA R. STRATTON Clerk ............................................................ DOUGLAS T. SHIMA Judicial Administrator ..........................................NANCY DIXON Disciplinary Administrator ....................... STANTON A. HAZLETT (III) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Administrative Order 2020-RL-097 Rules Relating to Access to Justice The attached new Supreme Court Rule 1403 is hereby adopted, effective the day of this order. th Dated this 28 day of August 2020. FOR THE COURT: ______________ MARLA LUCKERT Chief Justice (IV) Rule 1403 ACCESS TO JUSTICE LIAISONS (a) Purpose. To assure that access to justice is promoted at all levels of the judicial branch; this rule provides for the designation of representa- tives from each court to work with the Access to Justice Committee to remove barriers and promote equal access to justice throughout the state. (b) Local Access to Justice Liaisons. Each judicial district and the Court of Appeals will designate a judge and a court employee to act as local access to justice liaisons. (c) Responsibilities of Liaisons. A local access to justice liaison will have the following responsibilities: (1) transmitting information between the courts and the Access to Jus- tice Committee about efforts to expand access to justice and im- prove court operations; (2) maintaining a list of judges and employees within the judicial dis- trict or appellate court who frequently interact directly with self- represented litigants; (3) reporting programs and technology the judicial district or appel- late court has established and utilized to improve the delivery of le- gal services and to reduce barriers to equal access to justice; (4) sharing information with the Access to Justice Committee about barriers to justice, including technological barriers, that have been observed and any programs the judicial district or appellate court has considered or adopted to reduce those barriers; and (5) providing feedback to the Access to Justice Committee about training, technology, or resources needed to improve access to the courts and to better serve the public. (V) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Administrative Order 2020-RL-98 Order Waiving Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Hour Limitation on Prerecorded Programming On April 8, 2020 this court issued Administrative Order 2020-RL-033 ad- dressing modifications to certain CLE rules in response to the novel corona- virus (COVID-19) pandemic for the 2019-2020 CLE compliance period. Through 2020-RL-033, this court waived the credit hour limitation on prere- corded programming for the 2019-2020 compliance period. This order extends that waiver through the 2020-2021 compliance period. For the July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 compliance period, Supreme Court Rule 806(j) is modified as follows: The credit hour limitation on prerecorded programming is waived for the 2020-2021 compliance period. Prerecorded programs must still meet the guidelines required for accreditation. Effective from the date this order is issued until June 30, 2021, provider applications for prerecorded program- ming over six hours will be considered. Dated this 4th day of September 2020. FOR THE COURT _______________ MARLA LUCKERT Chief Justice (VI) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Administrative Order 2020-RL-104 Rules Relating to Contact Information The attached new Supreme Court Rule 124 is hereby adopted, effective the date of this order. Dated this 29th day of September 2020. FOR THE COURT: ______________ MARLA LUCKERT Chief Justice (VII) Rule 124 Contact Information (a) Collection of Information. (1) To facilitate case processing, scheduling, or participation in a hearing or trial, a court may request contact information from any witness or potential juror. (2) The contact information a court may request is limited to a current mailing address, phone number, and email address. (b) Form. The court must use a form available from the Office of Judicial Ad- ministration to collect the contact information. (c) Completion of Form is Voluntary. A witness or potential juror's decision to complete the form requesting contact information is voluntary. (d) Not a Public Record. The form containing the contact information is not a public record under the Kansas Open Records Act. (e) Access to Completed Form. A completed form containing contact infor- mation must be kept confidential and may only be accessed by court per- sonnel. Court personnel may only use the form to facilitate case pro- cessing, scheduling, or participation in a hearing or trial. (f) Retention of Completed Form. (1) The court must retain the completed form in a secure electronic or physical location. (2) The court must not retain the completed form in the case file main- tained by the clerk of the district court. (3) If the court retains the completed form in a physical location, it must keep the form in a separate paper file. (g) Destruction of Completed Form. The court must destroy a completed form containing contact information, whether stored in an electronic or physical location, when the following time period expires: (1) if the information is from a witness, 30 days after the case is closed; (2) if the information is from a potential juror, 30 days after the court dis- misses the potential juror from serving on a jury; or (3) if the information is from a juror, 30 days after the court dismisses the jury. (VIII) Kansas Supreme Court Table of Cases 311 Kan. No. 4 PAGE Balbirnie v. State ....................................................................................... 893 In re Equalization Appeal of Target Corp.................................................... 772 In re Adoption of Baby Girl G. ................................................................... 798 State v. Brazzle .......................................................................................... 754 State v. Burden .......................................................................................... 859 State v. Carter ............................................................................................ 783 State v. Edwards ........................................................................................ 879 State v. Ellis .............................................................................................. 925 State v. Green ............................................................................................ 960 State v. Harris ............................................................................................ 816 State v. Harrison ........................................................................................ 848 State v. Hill................................................................................................ 872 State v. Martinez ........................................................................................ 919 State v. Moore ......................................................................................... 1019 State v. Pattillo........................................................................................... 995 State v. Thomas ......................................................................................... 905 State v. Timley........................................................................................... 944 (IX) PETITIONS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 311 Kan. No. 4 DOCKET REPORTED TITLE NUMBER DISPOSITION DATE BELOW Aikins v. Gates Corp. ............ 120,769 Denied ........................ 07/28/2020 Unpublished CoreFirst Bank & Trust v.