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William Loggins, Jr. v. Kansas
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Kansas, No. 125,302 · judgment June 7, 2024
Questions presented
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Whether a state court judge must adhere to the principle that a pro se pleading must be construed liberally?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
Proceedings
- Apr 06 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Mar 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent Kansas to respond filed.
- Sep 22 2025Application (25A318) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 25, 2025.
- Jul 17 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)
- Jun 17 2025Application (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.