Dan Monnat Honored by Chambers USA 2014 As One of Kansas’ Most Notable Litigators in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

  • May 27, 2014
  • Monnat & Spurrier

WICHITA, Kan. – Dan Monnat has been listed by Chambers USA 2014 as one of Kansas’ most notable litigators in the area of White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations. According to the publication’s editorial report, Monnat “continues to add to his impressive record of jury trials and appeals.” Chambers USA surveys both lawyers and their clients each year. The publication bases its rankings on legal ability, client service, business acumen, diligence, professional conduct and pre-eminence in the attorney’s key practice area.

Battery Charge Dropped Under Kansas ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law

  • May 13, 2014
  • KAKE TV

OAKLEY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been granted immunity from liability under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law for shooting a former employee. Wichita defense attorney Dan Monnat said, “under Kansas law a person has no duty to retreat as long as that person is defending a dwelling, an occupied vehicle or a place of business….”

Wichita Defendant Becomes Face of Anti-terror Bill

  • Mar 16, 2014
  • Topeka Capital Journal
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  • by Andy Marso

A Wichita defendant has become the justification for a bill to broaden Kansas’ civil and criminal anti-terrorism statutes. But the action is premature, says legal analyst Dan Monnat: “I’m always disheartened when I hear American government officials ignoring our time-honored presumption of innocence and right to a fair trial…”

Kansas Judicial Council Appoints Sal Intagliata to Serve on Criminal Law Advisory Committee

  • Feb 19, 2014
  • Monnat & Spurrier

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita attorney Sal Intagliata, of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, has been appointed to serve on the Kansas Judicial Council Criminal Law Advisory Committee. Intagliata joins fellow lawyers, Judges, law professors and Legislators from across Kansas on the 14-member committee, whose role is to regularly review the Kansas Criminal Code and the Kansas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered Attorney Jon McConnell Elected to Board of the American Collegiate Society for Adapted Athletics

  • Feb 19, 2014
  • Monnat & Spurrier

WICHITA, Kan. — The American Collegiate Society for Adapted Athletics (ACSAA) has elected Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered attorney Jon McConnell to its Board of Directors. By organizing tournament competitions, ACSAA works with colleges and universities across the country to further competitive athletic opportunities for disabled college students.

Judge Considering Defense Expert in Bluml DNA Case

  • Feb 14, 2014
  • KWCH TV
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  • by Jade DeGood

WICHITA, Kan. – A Sedgwick County judge is deciding whether an independent expert will be allowed in a room for DNA testing in regards to a double-murder. “If the prosecution can’t give the accused the second test that they’re entitled to, then the accused is entitled to the next best thing: An independent expert being present or videotaping of the prosecution’s one-sided test,” said local defense attorney Dan Monnat….

Loewen Makes Court Appearance

  • Feb 11, 2014
  • KSNW TV
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  • by Brian Miller

WICHITA, Kan. – The government is seeking more time to try the case of Terry Loewen, the man accused of plotting to set off a car bomb at the Wichita airport. “The government is saying that it conducted such an extensive, intensive, complex sting against this former United States Marine and long-time Wichita aircraft worker that it can’t even turn over all of its evidence within 120 days of arraignment,” said Attorney Dan Monnat. “Thus, the case should be called complex, and the government excused from the usual legal deadlines….”

Small Cameras Helping Keep Police Accountable

  • Jan 30, 2014
  • KSNW TV
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  • by Ashley Arnold

WICHITA, Kansas – More Wichita police officers are going to be wearing body cameras.
Says KSN Legal Analyst Dan Monnat, “Recording police-citizen encounters generally preserves civil rights. For one thing, it protects police from false claims of police brutality, and it protects the citizen from false claims of confession or a waiver of rights.”

Woman Found After Leaving Baby at Hospital Under Safe Haven Law

  • Jan 24, 2014
  • KSN
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  • by Felix Rodrigues Lima

WICHITA – Police have found the woman who gave birth and surrendered her baby. However, the public release of her photo is drawing fire from supporters of the Safe Haven Law. “It remains to be seen whether dissemination of the mother’s identity, history and photograph violates any provision of the federal privacy of healthcare records act,” said Dan Monnat, a legal expert…