Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services’ Appellate Defender Office

The Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (SBIDS) has a divisional office that handles all appellate matters. The Appellate Defender's Office is located in Topeka, Kansas. At state expenses, the Appellate Defender Office authorizes appeals from felony convictions or habeas corpus findings to the appellate courts of Kansas and appeals from an order of the court waiving jurisdiction of a juvenile offender to the criminal courts. In addition, the SBIDS provides indigent felony defense services as required by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay and the right to a lawyer. Their mission is to fulfill the constitutional promise of a zealous defense by providing their clients with team-based advocacy that champions their human dignity and achieves just outcomes on their behalf. For more information on the services offered by the Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services' Appellate Defender Office, please reach out to them directly using the contact information listed on SBIDS' website.