The members of a jury made up of six men and six women deliberated for more than six hours before acquitting a former Emporia chiropractor of sex crime charges stemming from separate incidents occurring in 2015 and 2018. In a phone interview with the Emporia Gazette, defense attorney Chris Joseph thanked the jury for heeding […]
Five attorneys from the Wichita, Topeka and Lawrence offices of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC have been honored by the highly regarded Best Lawyers in America® – 2020 Edition, with two of them receiving “Lawyer of the Year” honors in their respective markets. Wichita Ross A. Hollander was named Wichita Lawyer of the Year in […]
Reporter Katie Moore with The Kansas City Star interviewed Chris Joseph about the arguments he addressed in his brief submitted to Shawnee District Court Judge Cheryl Rios. Joseph argued that “the charges don’t fit the statute’s definition,” and he wants the charges against his client dismissed. The next hearing is scheduled for August 16. Full […]
The Topeka Capital-Journal reported attorney Chris Joseph wants charges against his client dismissed. In a brief submitted to Shawnee District Court Judge Cheryl Rios, Joseph explains that the unlawful sexual relations statute is written to forbid consensual conduct. Because former students say the advances by his client were unwanted, Joseph says the felony charges do […]
A local man convicted of rape will be granted a new trial by Kansas Court of Appeals because of mistakes made by the prosecutor. Defense Attorney Chris Joseph said this can compromise the ability to get justice for the victims. “You deprive the defendant to a fair trial. The courts are going to reverse it […]
In light of a recent trend of falsely reporting and staging hate crimes, Chris Joseph sat down with Topeka’s KSNT reporter, Reina Garcia, and weighed in on the legal ramifications of falsely reporting or staging hate crimes (View Article 59. – Crimes Affecting Government Functions). Joseph cautioned readers that filing a false report can have […]