These are the titles of motions and journal entries filed in Barton County District Court in the State vs. Adam Longoria. Links to the actual documents can be found on the Internet at http://www.kscourts.org/State-v-longoria/default.asp.
Date Filing 10/18/2010 Defendent’s Response to State’s Motion For Reciprocal Discovery 10/18/2010 Motion to Find K.S.A. 22-3212(b)(5) Unconstitutional 10/18/2010 State’s Response to Defendant’s Motion for a Standing Order Allowing the Parties to File under Seal 10/18/2010 (19b) Defendent’s Second Response to States Motion to Determine Existence of Common Law Marraige 10/18/2010 Memorandum of Law Re: Common Law Marriage 10/11/2010 Motion For Reciprocal Discovery 10/11/2010 Response to Motion to Transcribe all Proceedings 10/11/2010 Order to Transport 10/07/2010 Motion For Specific Discovery 10/07/2010 Motion For a Standing Order Allowing the Parties to File Under Seal 10/07/2010 Motion to Transcribe all Proceedings 10/07/2010 Defendant’s Response to States Motion to Determine Existence of Common Law Marriage 10/07/2010 Defendant’s Invocation of Spousal/Marital Privilege 10/06/2010 Order Re: Defendant’s Motion for Accused to Appear at all Proceedings Without Restraints 10/06/2010 Journal Entry Various Motions of the Defendant 10/04/2010 Response to Motion for Order of Exclusion and Separation of Witnesses 10/04/2010 Response to Motion for Discovery 10/01/2010 Motion to Determing Existence of Common Law Marriage 09/29/2010 Order to Appear in Civilian Clothing 09/27/2010 Journal Entry Re: Status Conference of 09/10/2010 09/22/2010 Motion for Order of Exclusion and Separation of Witnesses 09/22/2010 Motion for Discovery 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Dismiss: Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Reveal Any Deal Made by the State 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Preclude Creation of Snitch Testimony 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Exclude Cameras from the Courtroom 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Prohibit Seizure of Evidence 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Require Investigative Officers to Retain Rough Notes and/or Audiotape Notes 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Preserve Police Communications 09/17/2010 Response to Motion for Preservation and Production of Alleged Statements of the Accused 09/17/2010 Response to Motion for Preservation of Physical Evidence 09/17/2010 Response to Motion to Require the State to Respond in Writing to Every Written Motion filed by the Defense 09/17/2010 Response to Motion for Accused to Appear at all Proceedings without Restraints 09/17/2010 Attorney General - Entry of Appearance 09/17/2010 Notice of Hearing 10/21/2010 09/13/2010 Motion to Dismiss: Violation of Attorney-Client Privilege 09/13/2010 Motion to Reveal Any Deal Made by the State 09/13/2010 Motion to Preclude Creation of Snitch Testimony 09/13/2010 Motion to Exclude Cameras from the Courtroom 09/13/2010 Motion to Prohibit Seizure of Evidence 09/13/2010 Motion to Require Investigative Officers to Retain Rough Notes and/or Audiotape Notes 09/13/2010 Motion to Preserve Police Communications 09/13/2010 Motion for Preservation and Production of Alleged Statements of the Accused 09/13/2010 Motion for Preservation of Physical Evidence 09/13/2010 Motion to Require the State to Respond in Writing to Every Written Motion filed by the Defense 09/13/2010 Motion for Accused to Appear at all Proceedings without Restraints 09/13/2010 Motion for Accused to Appear in Civilian Clothing 09/10/2010 Order regarding Courtroom Security 09/10/2010 Order prohibiting Extra-Judicial Statements 09/10/2010 Order regarding Media Coverage 09/10/2010 Order regarding the filing of Defendant Motions 09/09/2010 Motion to Prohibit Extra-Judicial Statements 09/09/2010 Motion to Exercise Rights 09/09/2010 Kansas Death Peanlty Defense Unit Entry of Appearance 09/08/2010 Order Appointing Counsel 09/07/2010 Amended Complaint (Capital Murder, Criminal Sodomy, Vehicle Burglary, Theft) 08/30/2010 Journal Entry - Felony Case First Appearance 08/27/2010 Initial Complaint (Vehicle Burglary & Theft)
More motions and responses have been filed this week in connection with the capital murder trial of Adam Longoria. The Great Bend man is scheduled to appear in Barton County District Court this morning for a pre-trial hearing.
Longoria, 36, is charged with capital murder and sodomy in the death of 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt, Great Bend.
Previous motions filed by the Attorney General Steve Six for the State of Kansas and by attorneys Jeffrey Wicks and Tim Frieden with the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit have dealt with Longoria’s marital status at the time of DeBolt’s death. Longoria claimed Eva Brown as his common law wife, and invoked the spouse/marital privilege, which means statements to her would be inadmissible in court. However, the defense revised its position with a motion filed Monday. After further consultation with his attorneys, Longoria "no longer asserts that he and Eva Brown were common law married and withdraws his previous response."
On Monday the state also filed a response to defense’s motion seeking a standing order that would allow attorneys to file motions under seal — closed to public view — without first getting a court order. The state is opposed to the proposal. In his response, Attorney General Six wrote, "The State is aware of the high public interest in this case. However, a standing order would frustrate the goal expressed in K.S.A. 60-2617 of providing public access to the court record unless there is good cause shown." (The statute cited says the court "shall recognize that the public has a paramount interest in all that occurs in a case, whether at trial or during discovery and in understanding disputes that are presented to a public forum for resolution." It goes on to say records may be sealed or redacted (partially hidden) if a good reason exists that outweighs the strong public interest.
