No. 18-6135 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ___________ JAMES KRAIG KAHLER, Petitioner, v. KANSAS, Respondent. ___________ On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kansas ___________ JOINT APPENDIX ___________ SARAH O’ROURKE SCHRUP* DEREK SCHMIDT NORTHWESTERN SUPREME Attorney General of Kansas COURT PRACTICUM TOBY CROUSE* 375 East Chicago Avenue Solicitor General of Kansas Chicago, IL 60611 JEFFREY A. CHANAY (312) 503-0063 Chief Deputy Attorney [email protected] General ern.edu KRISTAFER AILSLIEGER Deputy Solicitor General MERYL CARVER-ALLMOND NATALIE CHALMERS CLAYTON J. PERKINS DWIGHT R. CARSWELL CAPITAL APPELLATE Assistant Solicitors General DEFENDER OFFICE OF THE KANSAS 700 S.W. Jackson Street ATTORNEY GENERAL DEREK Suite 903 SCHMIDT Topeka, KS 66603 120 S.W. 10th Avenue (785) 291-3207 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 368-6693 [email protected] Additional counsel on inside front cover Counsel for Petitioner Counsel for Respondent May 31, 2019 * Counsels of Record PETITON FOR CERTIORARI FILED SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 CERTIORARI GRANTED MARCH 18, 2019 JEFFREY T. GREEN TOBIAS S. LOSS-EATON NAOMI IGRA CHIKE CROSLIN GABRIEL SCHONFELD LUCAS CROSLOW SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 736-8000 Counsel for Petitioner TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Osage County District Court, No. 2009-CR- 000270, Relevant Docket Entries ................. 1 Supreme Court of Kansas, No. 106,981, Relevant Docket Entries ............................... 7 Motion Challenging the Constitutionality of Kansas Death Penalty, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. June 2, 2011) (excerpts) .......................... 10 Transcript of Motion Hearing, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. June 16, 2011) (excerpt) .......................... 15 Defendant’s Proposed Jury Instructions, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 3, 2011) ........................... 17 Transcript of Jury Trial, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 22, 2011) (excerpts) ....................................... 23 Defendant’s Exhibit 29, Newspaper Article, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 22, 2011) ......................... 33 Transcript of Jury Trial, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 23, 2011) (excerpts) ....................................... 35 Defendant’s Exhibit 51, Report of Stephen E. Peterson, MD, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09- CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 23, 2011) .............................................................. 51 ii TABLE OF CONTENTScontinued Page Transcript of Jury Trial, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 24, 2011) (excerpts) ....................................... 101 State’s Exhibit 365, Report of William S. Logan, MD, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR- 270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 24, 2011) ...... 123 Defendant’s Proposed Capital Punishment Sentencing Instructions, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 26, 2011) ........................................................ 147 Jury Instructions for Guilt, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .......................................... 153 Capital Murder Verdict Form, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .......................................... 181 Murder in the First Degree – Karen Kahler Verdict Form, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09- CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .............................................................. 182 Murder in the First Degree – Emily Kahler Verdict Form, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09- CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .............................................................. 184 Murder in the First Degree – Lauren Kahler Verdict Form, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) ........................................................ 186 iii TABLE OF CONTENTScontinued Page Murder in the First Degree – Dorothy Wight, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) ............. 188 Aggravated Burglary Verdict Form, Kan- sas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) ................................. 190 Jury Instructions for Sentencing, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .......................................... 191 Death Sentence Verdict Forms, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 09-CR-270 (Osage Cty. Dist. Ct. Aug. 29, 2011) .......................................... 203 Opinion, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 106,981 (Kan. Feb. 29, 2018) ...................................... 205 Order Denying Rehearing, Kansas v. Kahler, No. 106,981 (Kan. Apr. 26, 2018) .... 281 Corrected Order Denying Rehearing, Kan- sas v. Kahler, No. 106,981 (Kan. May 1, 2018) .............................................................. 282 Minutes of the Kansas House Committee on Judiciary and Attachments (Feb. 9, 1994) (excerpts) ............................................. 283 Minutes of the Kansas House Committee on Judiciary and Attachments (Mar. 3, 1994) (excerpts) ............................................. 327 iv TABLE OF CONTENTScontinued Page Minutes of the Kansas House Committee on Judiciary and Attachments (Feb. 15, 1995) (excerpts) ............................................. 335 1 OSAGE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ———— Case: 2009-CR-000270 ———— STATE OF KANSAS, v. JAMES KRAIG KAHLER, ———— RELEVANT DOCKET ENTRIES DATE PROCEEDINGS 11/30/2009 Complaint (#1) Image Name: Complaint Image ID: 117177 * * * 12/10/2009 Amended Complaint-Information (#7) Image Name: Complaint Image ID: 118538 * * * 5/19/2010 Hearing result for Motion held on 5/19/2010 01:30 PM: STATE BY B. DISNEY, A. HANDLEY, B. JONES, DEF W/B. DISNEY, B. STUDER; MOTION HG; STATE PRESENTS EVIDENCE; ARGU- MENTS; MOTION TO ALLOW CHILD TO TESTIFY BY CLOSED CIRCUIT TV IS GRANTED; ORDER COVERING 5/10/10 PHONE CONFERENCE IS SIGNED; DEF PLANS TO FILE ADDITIONAL MOTIONS PRIOR TO PRELIM; MOTIONS HEARING SET FOR 6/14/10 AT 1:30 PM; NO 2 DATE PROCEEDINGS ADDITIONAL ISSUES. Hearing Scheduled (Motion 06/14/2010 01:30 PM) * * * 11/22/2010 Hearing result for Hearing held on 11/22/2010 10:00 AM: Hearing Held-ST BY B. DISNEY, AMY HANLEY, AND B. JONES, DEF IN PERSON W/T. HANEY AND AMANDA VOGELSTERG?, TESTIMONY OF DAVID GOWAN TAKEN BY L. SPROUT IN ADVANCE OF AND PRELIM EXAM, WHO IS TODAY ENDORSED AS WITNESS * * * 12/21/2010 Hearing result for Preliminary held on 12/21/2010 09:00 AM: STATE BY A. HANLEY, B. JONES, DEF W/T. HANEY; STATE PRESENTS EVIDENCE; 4 AUTOPSY REPORTS W/EXHIBITS 1-35 & 41-48 ADMITTED; STATE RESTS; PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND; DEF BOUND OVER TO APPEAR FOR ARRAIGNMENT ON 2/7/11 AT 9:30 AM; EXHIBITS RETURNED TO STATE * * * 2/7/2011 Hearing result for Arraignment held on 02/07/2011 09:30 AM: Hearing Held. DEF W/TOM HANEY AND AMANDA VOGELSBURG; ST. BY B. JONES AND AMY HANLEY. DEF REMAINS SILENT AND COURT ENTER PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY. 3 DATE PROCEEDINGS * * * 2/10/2011 Notice (#63) Image Name: Written Notice of Defendant’s Intention to Assert Lack of Mental State Defense Image ID: 159865 * * * 3/17/2011 Email Sent Date: 03/17/2011 08:32 am To: [email protected] File Attached: STATE’SMOTIONFORANIN DEPENDENTEVALUATIONOFTHEDE FENDANT Name of Document: State’s Motion for An Independent Evaluation of the Defendant, P * * * 3/17/2011 Hearing result for Motion(s) – 1/2 Day held on 03/17/2011 01:30 PM: Hearing Held. STATE BY A. HANLEY & B. JONES. DEF W/T. HANEY; MOTIONS; DEF ORDERED TO FILE DR. PETERSON’S REPORT W/COURT BY 3/21/11 AND ALLOW STATE COPY ; DR. LOGAN APPROVED; MOTION TO COMPELL OUT OF STATE WITNESSES GRANTED BUT LIMITED TO NECESSARY EXPENSES ONLY & ADVANCE EXPENSES LIMITED TO TRAVEL COSTS ONLY; COURT APPROVES NUMBERING FILINGS IN CASE – PARTIES TO AGREE; CLERK TO NUMBER EXISTING FILINGS & COUNSEL TO FILE NUMBERS ON ALL FUTURE PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS. 4 DATE PROCEEDINGS * * * 6/2/2011 Motion (#100) Image Name: Motion Challenging the Constitutionality of Kansas Death Penalty Image ID: 171428 * * * 6/15/2011 State’s Response (#112) Image Name: State’s Response to Defendant’s Motion Challenging the Constitutionality of Kansas Death Penalty Image ID: 173110 * * * 7/27/2011 Hearing result for Pretrial Conference held on 07/27/2011 09:30 AM: Hearing Held “FINAL PRETRIAL” * * * 8/1/2011 State’s Proposed Jury Instructions (#144) Image Name: State’s Proposed Jury Instructions Image ID: 178496 * * * 8/3/2011 Defendant’s Proposed Jury Instructions (146) Image Name: Defendant’s Proposed Jury Instructions Image ID: 178545 * * * 8/26/2011 State’s Proposed Jury Instructions (156) Image Name: State’s Proposed Jury Instructions for Sentencing Phase Image ID: 181325 * * * Defendant’s Proposed Capital Punish- ment Sentencing Instructions (158) Image 5 DATE PROCEEDINGS Name: Defendant’s Proposed Capital Pun- ishment Sentencing Instructions Image ID: 181334 * * * 8/29/2011 Jury Instructions Image Name: Jury Instructions Image ID: 181360 * * * 8/29/2011 Hearing Scheduled (Sentencing 10/11/2011 09:30 AM) Jury Instructions (separate sentencing) Image Name: jury Instructions Image ID: 181519 * * * 9/8/2011 Defendant’s Motion For New Trial Filed (161) Image Name: Motion Image ID: 182709 * * * 10/6/2011 Defendant’s Sentencing Memorandum (164) Image Name: Defendant’s Sentencing Memorandum Image ID: 185552 10/7/2011 State’s Response (165) Image Name: State’s Response to Defendant’s Motion for New Trial Image ID: 185645 10/10/2011 State’s Response (166) Image Name: State’s Response to Defendant’s Sentencing Memorandum