Sumpter v. Kansas, State of

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS TIMOTHY SUMPTER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-3267-JWL ) STATE OF KANSAS, ) ) Respondent. ) ) _______________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court1 on Timothy Sumpter’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is granted in part and denied in part. The petition is granted with respect to petitioner’s aggravated kidnapping conviction, which is hereby vacated. The petition is otherwise denied. In addition,…