Supreme Court of Kansas

State v. Ruff

April 3, 2026

Summary

The Supreme Court of Kansas affirmed the district court’s denial of Herbert Ruff’s post‑conviction DNA‑testing petition, holding that K.S.A. 21‑2512(a)(3) does not permit retesting merely because time has passed and that the petitioner must show a new technique provides a reasonable likelihood of more accurate and probative results.