State v. Edwards

Summary

The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s denial of Jerome Edwards’ 2022 DNA‑testing motion, holding that the court retained jurisdiction to consider such motions under K.S.A. 21‑2512 even while an appeal was pending, and that the law‑of‑the‑case doctrine bars relitigation of issues already decided in a prior motion. The decision rests on the plain‑language grant of jurisdiction in the statute and on precedent that preclusion doctrines apply to K.S.A. 21‑2512 motions.