Rawlins v. State

Hill, J.:

This appeal arises from the dismissal of a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. Damaris Rawlins appeals the district court’s summary denial of her motion. Under Kansas law, a prisoner in custody may seek habeas corpus relief by filing a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. Our courts have held that someone on probation is “in custody” for purposes of filing such a motion. Rawlins was on probation when she filed her motion, but her probation ended before the district court could rule. The district court then ruled it no longer had jurisdiction and dismissed her motion. Because Rawlins filed her motion when she…