73 Kansas opinions name it 2 courts 2017–2026 49 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kansas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Wardgreen2 sentences2025State v. Ward, 292 Kan. 541, 550 , 256 P.3d 801 (2011).'' Dunham, 58 Kan. 2025State v. Ward, 292 Kan. 541, 550 , 256 P.3d 801 (2011).'' Dunham, 58 Kan. | 3 | 12 |
State v. Browngreen2 sentences2024Therefore, "[u]nless the district court has made a legal or factual error, an appellate court may find an abuse of discretion only when no reasonable person would agree with the district court's decision." Brown, 51 Kan. 2024See State v. Brown, 51 Kan. | 3 | 7 |
Ward v. Kansasgreen2 sentences2021See State v. Ward, 292 Kan. 541, 550 , 256 P.3d 801 (2011), cert. denied 565 U.S. 1221 (2012). 12 We see nothing unreasonable in the district court's decision to impose McCarty's underlying prison sentence. 2021See State v. Ward, 292 Kan. 541, 550 , 256 P.3d 801 (2011), cert. denied 565 U.S. 1221 (2012). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Levygreen2 sentences2026State v. Levy, 313 Kan. 232 , 237, 485 P.3d 605 (2021). 2026Appellate courts reverse that decision on appeal if it arises from an abuse of the court's discretion—that is, when the judgment is arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable, or based on a legal or factual error. 315 Kan. at 328; see State v. Levy, 313 Kan. 232 , 237, 485 P.3d 605 (2021). | 1 | 10 |
State v. Dunhamgreen2 sentences2025"And unless the district court has made a legal or factual error . . . we will set aside its discretionary decision only if no reasonable person could agree with it." State v. Dunham, 58 Kan. 2025App. 2d 519 , 530, 472 P.3d 604 (2020) ("[U]nless the district court has made a legal or factual error . . . we will set aside its discretionary decision only if no reasonable person could agree with it."). | 1 | 4 |
State v. Collinsgreen2 sentences2020See State v. Collins, 303 Kan. 472, 476-77 , 362 P.3d 1098 (2015). 2020See State v. Collins, 303 Kan. 472, 476-77 , 362 P.3d 1098 (2015). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kansas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
In re Interest of R.S., P.S., and A.S. line
green
2 sentences2018"A district court abuses its discretion when no reasonable person would agree with its decision or the decision is based on a legal or factual error." In re R.S. , 50 Kan. 2018"A district court abuses its discretion when no reasonable person would agree with its decision or the decision is based on a legal or factual error." In re R.S. , 50 Kan. | 8 | 2018–2024 |
In re Marriage of Thrailkill
green
2 sentences2025"The district court abuses its discretion if its decision is based on a legal or factual error or if no reasonable person would agree with the court's decision." In re Marriage of Thrailkill, 57 Kan. 2025As previously noted: "The district court abuses its discretion if its decision is based on a legal or factual error or if no reasonable person would agree with the court's decision." In re Marriage of Thrailkill, 57 Kan. | 6 | 2020–2025 |
Wiles v. American Family Life Assurance Co.
green
2 sentences2025Wiles v. American Family Life Assurance Co., 302 Kan. 66, 74 , 350 P.3d 1071 (2015). 2025Wiles v. American Family Life Assurance Co., 302 Kan. 66, 74 , 350 P.3d 1071 (2015). | 3 | 2017–2025 |
State v. Ingham
green
2 sentences2024State v. Ingham, 308 Kan. 1466 , 1469, 430 P.3d 931 (2018). 7 Patton argues that when the district court denied his postsentence request to withdraw his no-contest pleas, it abused its discretion for two reasons: (1) because the district court lacked a factual basis to accept his plea to aggravated kidnapping and (2) because the Edgar factors leaned in his favor. 2022State v. Ingham, 308 Kan. 1466 , 1469, 430 P.3d 931 (2018). | 3 | 2021–2024 |
In Re Interests of M.S.
green
2 sentences2021In re M.S., 56 Kan. 2020In re M.S., 56 Kan. | 3 | 2020–2021 |
State v. Thomas
green
2 sentences2026Thomas, 307 Kan. at 739 . 2020State v. Thomas, 307 Kan. 733, 739 , 415 P.3d 430 (2018). | 2 | 2020–2026 |
Morton County Hospital v. Howell
green
2 sentences2024Morton County Hospital, 51 Kan. 2017In re Marriage of Larson, 257 Kan. 456 , 463- 64, 894 P.2d 809 (1995); Morton County Hospital v. Howell, 51 Kan. | 2 | 2017–2024 |
State v. DeAnda
green
2 sentences2021State v. DeAnda, 307 Kan. 500, 503 , 411 P.3d 330 (2018). 2021State v. DeAnda, 307 Kan. 500, 503 , 411 P.3d 330 (2018). | 2 | 2020–2021 |
State v. Meeks
green
2 sentences2026State v. Meeks, 307 Kan. 813, 820 , 415 P.3d 400 (2018). 2026State v. Meeks, 307 Kan. 813, 820 , 415 P.3d 400 (2018). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
State v. Richardson
neutral
1 sentence2026"A district court abuses its discretion if 9 no reasonable person could agree with its decision or if its exercise of discretion is founded on a legal or factual error." State v. Richardson, 316 Kan. 752 , 753, 521 P.3d 1111 (2022). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
State v. Younger
green
1 sentence2026State v. Younger, 320 Kan. 98 , 137-38, 564 P.3d 744 (2025). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
State v. Edwards
green
1 sentence2022State v. Edwards, 311 Kan. 879 , 888, 467 P.3d 484 (2020). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
State v. Farmer
green
1 sentence2022State v. Farmer, 312 Kan. 761 , 763, 480 P.3d 155 (2021). 4 The district court found that Jackson violated his probation by committing two new crimes: criminal possession of a firearm and criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
State v. Marshall
green
2 sentences2022State v. Marshall, 303 Kan. 438, 445 , 362 P.3d 587 (2015). 2022State v. Marshall, 303 Kan. 438, 445 , 362 P.3d 587 (2015). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
State v. Wilson
green
2 sentences2022State v. Wilson, 301 Kan. 403 , Syl. ¶ 2, 343 P.3d 102 (2015). 2022State v. Wilson, 301 Kan. 403 , Syl. ¶ 2, 343 P.3d 102 (2015). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
State v. Looney
green
2 sentences2021K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6820(a); State v. Looney, 299 Kan. 903, 908 , 327 P.3d 425 (2014). 2021K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6820(a); State v. Looney, 299 Kan. 903, 908 , 327 P.3d 425 (2014). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
In re Johns
green
1 sentence2020State v. Hall, 297 Kan. 709, 711-14 , 304 P.3d 677 (2013); Hunziker, 274 Kan. 655 , Syl. ¶¶ 2-3. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Hall
green
1 sentence2020State v. Hall, 297 Kan. 709, 711-14 , 304 P.3d 677 (2013); Hunziker, 274 Kan. 655 , Syl. ¶¶ 2-3. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. McCullough
green
2 sentences2020State v. McCllough, 293 Kan. 970, 981 , 270 P.3d 1142 (2012); State v. Del Rio, No. 114,226, 2016 WL 2611127 , at *2 (Kan. 2020State v. McCllough, 293 Kan. 970, 981 , 270 P.3d 1142 (2012); State v. Del Rio, No. 114,226, 2016 WL 2611127 , at *2 (Kan. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Hunziker
green
1 sentence2020State v. Hall, 297 Kan. 709, 711-14 , 304 P.3d 677 (2013); Hunziker, 274 Kan. 655 , Syl. ¶¶ 2-3. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Lloyd
green
1 sentence2020State v. Lloyd, 52 Kan. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
In re the Marriage of Larson
green
2 sentences2017In re Marriage of Larson, 257 Kan. 456 , 463- 64, 894 P.2d 809 (1995); Morton County Hospital v. Howell, 51 Kan. 2017In re Marriage of Larson, 257 Kan. 456 , 463- 64, 894 P.2d 809 (1995); Morton County Hospital v. Howell, 51 Kan. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.