Man arrested in Wichita swatting case waives extradition

  • Jan 03, 2018
  • KAKE TV
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  • by Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man wanted in Kansas has waived extradition proceedings in California and will face a felony allegation that he made a hoax emergency call that led to the fatal police shooting of a Wichita resident. Dan Monnat tells KAKE TV the man could face serious charges like “second degree murder, which is a human being killed unintentionally but recklessly, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life….”

Body cam footage released after Barber Co. man is fatally shot by bean bag gun

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • KSNW TV
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  • by John Asebes

BARBER COUNTY, Kan. – KSN has obtained body cam footage of the moments leading up to and after a man was shot and killed by a Barber County Sheriff’s Deputy. The man’s family is pressing for more footage. KSN asked Dan Monnat if it is common for a judge to order release of a video: “I don’t think it is common, but it out to be common because transparency is exactly what we should have…”

Ticketed drivers question whether they have to pay

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • KAKE TV
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  • by Morgan Downing

WICHITA – Drivers that were issued tickets during a now-suspended Wichita Police camera-based traffic enforcement pilot program, must pay their fines. Some people are wondering if the system is legal, so KAKE asked attorney Dan Monnat to weigh in. “We may not like living in a high-tech world of “big brother-like” recordation of our every public action, but that doesn’t mean it’s unconstitutional,” Monnat said….

Old Town cameras being used to catch traffic violators

  • Nov 08, 2017
  • KSNW
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  • by Craig Andres

Wichita police are using 97 cameras to monitor the Old Town area for safety. Now, some of those cameras are being used for traffic enforcement. KSN Legal Expert Dan Monnat says, “You have no reasonable expectation of privacy in actions or driving behaviors that you knowingly display to the general public….”

National Legal Publication Features Article on Appellate Advocacy Authored by Dan Monnat and Paige A. Nichols

  • Oct 10, 2017

The Champion, a monthly publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – features in its latest issue an article on appellate advocacy co-authored by Dan Monnat, , of Wichita’s Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, and Paige A. Nichols, an assistant federal public defender in Lawrence, Kan. The article, “From Cover to Content: Ten 21st Century Tips for Effective Appellate Briefing,” is a fresh look at the most effective way to write and present appellate briefs.