IN RE EMERSON

No. 113,503.

369 P.3d 327 (2016)

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Cecil W. EMERSON.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

February 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Whalen , of Law Office of Michael P. Whalen, of Wichita, for appellant.

Natalie Chalmers , assistant solicitor general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellee.

Before ATCHESON, P.J., GARDNER, J., and BURGESS, S.J.


On October 24, 2000, a jury determined Cecil Emerson was a sexually violent predator. His appointed counsel filed a timely notice of appeal but failed to file a brief, thus Emerson's appeal was dismissed. Nearly 12 years later, the district court granted Emerson's motion to file a direct appeal...

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