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William Loggins, Jr. v. Kansas

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Kansas, No. 125,302 · judgment June 7, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 6, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether a state court judge must adhere to the principle that a pro se pleading must be construed liberally?

  2. Whether the trial judge misconstrued the pro se pleading, in the case at bar, too stringently by calling the "breach of pleas agreement" pleadings a motion to withdraw plea, and, whether he errored in applying the one year statute of limitations?

  3. Whether the Kansas State Court of Appeals unfairly failed to address the legal questions of law and fact the pro se defendant presented in the appellate brief?

  4. Whether the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6810(d)(2) enacted in 1993 and made retroactive in 2015(2017), violates the Due Process Clause of the United States constitution, as it applies to pre-1993 plea agreements?

  5. Whether the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6810(d)(2) violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution, as it applies to pre-1993 plea agreements?

  6. Whether the KSGA K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6810(d)(2) violates the Apprendi fact finding prohibition at sentencing by exceeding the mere fact of a prior conviction when it compares one statute with another older statute?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Loggins

For respondent
Anthony John Powell
Office of the Kansas Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A318

Proceedings

  1. Apr 06 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 18 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
  3. Mar 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Kansas to respond filed.
  4. Sep 22 2025
    Application (25A318) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 25, 2025.
  5. Jul 17 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)
  6. Jun 17 2025
    Application (25A318) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 26, 2025 to August 25, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.