photo by: Sara Shepherd/Journal-World File Photo
In this Journal-World file photo from Oct. 9, 2018, Danny W. Queen appears in Douglas County District Court next to one of his appointed attorneys, Joshua Seiden.
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled in July that it was “obligated” to reverse a Eudora man’s murder conviction and vacate a nearly 19-year prison sentence because his trial started three days late.
But on Tuesday, the Douglas County district attorney’s office will ask the Kansas Supreme Court to reverse that decision and keep Danny W. Queen, 39, behind bars. The state also says the circumstances of the case are unlike any before it, making it “ripe” for the court’s consideration.