MATTER OF BOWMAN

No. 119,270.

441 P.3d 451 (2019)

In the MATTER of the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by Rictor BOWMAN.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Dinkel , public defender, argued the cause and was on the briefs for petitioner.

Christine M. T. Ladner , assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and Ellen Mitchell , county attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with her on the brief for respondent.


Rictor Bowman seeks habeas relief, challenging whether the State can pursue a second trial against him on criminal charges. His first trial ended after the district judge declared a mistrial because the alleged victim, a young child, did not respond when asked to take the oath required of all witnesses. Bowman now argues a second trial would...

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