Christina Michelle Kramer, case number 2022, CR 347. Joseph Favre appears as defense council defendant Kramer appearing alongside of her attorney at a court security zoom location at the judicial center. Brett Sweeney appears for the state of Kansas. This matter comes before the court at this time in furtherance of a warrant to show cause alleging probation violation. Council, I will note that there was an addendum submitted on February 23 on this case, and I I trust the attorneys are familiar with the contents of the addendum. The original warrant to show cause alleges failure to make payments, missed meetings, admitting to alcohol use, failure to update her address. The addendum refers to various criminal matters that have either been resolved. Apparently, a conviction took place in Cedric County on driving under the influence and failing to report law enforcement contact. All right, with that outline, Jav, what are your client's intentions regarding a hearing in this case? >> Judge, regarding the warrant to show cause and the addendum, Mrs. Kramer will be waving her right to an evidentiary hearing stipulating to the allegations and both those documents. >> All right. Right. Miss Kramer, uh, your attorney has announced that you intend to wave any due process hearing that you'd otherwise be entitled to where the state would have the obligation of proving these allegations by a prepoundonderance of the evidence. Uh, you can contest the state's evidence with the assistance of your lawyer, present your own evidence, confront the state's witnesses unless good cause was shown, and among other lesser remedies the court could consider. You could be facing just an outright revocation of your probation and having you serve the remaining balance of your sentence locked up. Do you understand these things, Miss Kramer? I can't hear anything because she's muted, but >> I'm sorry, I'm muted. >> Yes. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Um, so do you freely and voluntarily wave a hearing and stipulate and agree that you committed the violations in the original show cause and the addendum? Yes, sir. >> Very well. Where it finds that the defendant has knowingly and voluntarily waved her right to a hearing, stipulates and agrees that she committed the violations as stated in the two documents. These are substantial and material violations of the terms and conditions of her probation. So, the court will now turn to disposition, and I'll take a recommendation from the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Sweeney, as to a disposition here. Thank you, your honor. Um, your honor. So, and I believe these are joint recommendations as well, but um and it kind of relates to the addendum, but uh Miss Kramer has a sentencing coming up on that new conviction for the DUI on March 24, 2026. So, the state's recommendation is going to be that she served a sanction up until that till that date of March 24, 2026 when she is to be sentenced on the Sed County case. Um, and the state is then recommending that she be uh uh placed back on uh court services probation with the same and previously ordered conditions. She's been on probation it looks like for quite some time. However, um and Mr. Bower can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is a first um violation for Miss Kramer, but uh you know, a serious one. I think one that uh merits somewhat substantial sanction. Um, beyond that, I would ask the court to take a look at attorney's fees. And that's all I have. Your honor, >> when do you contemplate she would be released to make her a sentencing over in Sed County? >> Um, so judge, the sentencing is at 1:30 on the 24th. >> Okay. Brett, do you have any position in that regard? >> Your honor, that's a good question. I guess not something that I contemplated. I'm not sure how Sed County is doing their uh their sentencings. Um but yeah, if it's 1:30, maybe a release sometime in the morning to facilitate that. >> Very well, Mr. Favre. Your recommendations regarding an appropriate disposition here. >> Judge, those are joint recommendations. And um unfortunately, Miss Kramer's just not been very great on probation, but we originally pled her down to a misdemeanor and given her this plea because of the hopes that she had minimal history and she could be successful on probation. The thing that supports this is that she has recently completed a sack evaluation that um was ordered to her and it did recommend the intermediate outpatient treatment that uh we think she'll be able to enter into once she's done with that sentencing in Sedick County. Now, she lives in Sedwick and she is um been kind of hopping from house to house. Um but uh we're hoping that she can uh after her stay in jail, start the intermediate outpatient program there in Sedick County with SAC, live in a sober living facility, and then hopefully have Sedick County courtesy supervised so Mr. Bower is not having to dual supervisor. So that's that's the basis for our request. Mhm. >> Very well. Christina Kramer. >> Yes, sir. >> Do you have any statements that you wish to make in mitigation of punishment here? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Uh, Mr. Bower, do you have anything to add? >> Your honor, I really don't have much to add. Um, she did yesterday, late yesterday afternoon, I did get a report from Sack that she did get a a new drug and alcohol evaluation completed. She did complete treatment in this case. She just didn't follow through with afterare. Um, so she has a new evaluation done and I imagine that's going to be used in her DUI case for her sentencing there as well. >> Very well. Thank you. court has previously found substantial material violations of the terms and conditions of Christina Kramer's probation. Uh, the court at this time will impose a sanction of jail time beginning now with Miss Kramer to be released at 9:00 a.m. on March 24, 2026 with the uh view of the court that a release date of that time should give her the opportunity to appear on time for her Cedric County sentencing that afternoon, which this court doesn't really want to interfere with. Mr. Bower, do we need to look at extension of probation here? Your honor, she would have to have an extension. Her probation was set to expire in September of 2025. So, we are past that date with this warrant pending. So, she would need a new probation extension. >> I will extend probation one year from the date of original September expiration. Now, the expiration date will be in September of 2026. Defendant is ordered to complete any unsatisfied conditions of her original probation. Uh just looking at Miss Kramer's overall life situation as it has been presented, does not appear that it's appropriate for this court to assess any additional bids fees for this round of proceedings. Anything previously owed obviously is all due, payable, and collectible at this point. If it hasn't been paid, the court's not inclined to add anything new. Mr. Bower, could you state the the date in September that we're extending to? >> Your honor, it was uh September 30th. >> Okay. So, now the new date of expiration is September 30 of 2026. All right, Miss Kramer, you're going to want to continue to report to Mr. Bower at at court services at this time. There could be at some point an administrative transfer of your supervision, but for now, you still need to report to Mr. Bower. And so when you get out, you're going to need to make contact with him right away and let him know what your plans are at that juncture. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, Mr. Mr. Sweeney, is there anything further from your perspective we need to address? >> No, sir. Thank you. >> Mr. Favre. >> No, judge. Thank you. >> Okay. M. Kramer, you're in custody. You'll be taken to the Butler County Jail to serve your sanction time until your release March 24th at 9:00 a.m. >> Okay. >> Uh, that will take care of the uh Kramer matter at this time. We'll be in recess in that matter, >> your honor. Yes, >> that is the only thing and I have in front of you this afternoon. May I be excused? >> You are, sir. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Mr. P. >> Mr. P, are you now in a position to go forward with your case? >> Yes. And that's Mr. Brown there at the jail. >> Okay. All right. And then I'm sure I'll have Mr. Sweeney back here in just a moment. Yes, your honor. I apologize for that. I was just checking my file on something. >> Okay, it's quite all right. This is state of Kansas versus Samuel Logan Brown. It's case number 2023 CR 300069. Chris Pade appears as defense council. Samuel Brown appears from the Butler County Detention Facility Zoom location. Brett Sweeney appears for the state of Kansas. This matter comes before the court at this time for further hearing in regards to a warrant to show cause alleging probation violation. Those violations include apparently conviction of new traffic charges or insurance charges, failing to report to his Cedric County ISO, failing to obtain or maintain employment, failure to make monthly payments, failure to attend an alcohol drug appointment and update evaluation recommendations as alleged by Miss Ashenfelter from Community Corrections, who is on this meeting with us. What are your client's intentions here, Mr. P? >> Your honor, with some explanations that I'll address the appropriate time. He's prepared to admit to all of them except for the final allegation of the drug and alcohol appointment. Okay. Is the state satisfied with that uh statement? >> Yes, your honor. >> All right. All right. Uh, Mr. Brown. >> Yes, sir. >> You you it's been stated to the court that you and now intend to wave any formal due process hearing you'd otherwise be entitled to where the state would have the obligation of proving the allegations by a prepoundonderance of the evidence. You do have the right to contest the state's allegations with the assistance of your lawyer. Uh, you can present your own evidence at such a hearing and confront the state's witnesses unless good cause was shown. Um, among other lesser remedies, Mr. Brown, the court could consider just an outright revocation of your probation and having you serve the remaining balance of your sentence locked up. Do you understand these things, Mr. Brown? >> Yes, sir, I do, Judge. >> All right. Do you now wave a hearing in the case and stipulate and agree that you committed the violations that the court read off earlier with the exception of number six, your failure to attend an alcohol and drug appointment to update evaluation recommendations? Is that indeed your intention here, Mr. Brown? >> Yes, sir. That is it. >> Very well. The court finds that Mr. Brown is waving his hearing in the case that he stipulates and agrees that he committed violations 1 through five. It's alleged in the warrant to show cause, but not six. Uh the court finds that 1 through five constitute substantial and material violations of the terms and conditions of Samuel Logan Brown's probation. We'll now turn to the dispositional phase of today's case, beginning with a recommendation from Brett Sweeney. Thank you, your honor. Uh, your honor, the state is recommending that the court revoke Mr. Brown's probation and order that he serve the balance of his underlying sentence. Um, our notes indicate that he's had four previous DIP sanctions. Um, he's got an eight-month um, sentence. uh DOC sentence and he according to our records at least has 158 days of jail time credit. Um so given all of those numbers I think it it makes sense uh to the state to recommend outright revocation. >> Mr. P, what are your recommendations to the court? Uh, your honor, we are asking the court to reinstate probation in this matter. There doesn't need to be an extension. I believe I think there was just an extension signed until the end of uh December 2026. Um, in all frankness to the court, I don't think we'd be here were it not for the January 5th fail to report. Um, Mr. Brown did have a previous probation violation and that was in April of last year. He signed voluntary jail sanctions on July 9th and December 29th of last year. Um all of these allegations except for the failed to report occurred before at least one of those jail sanctions. He admitted to those things because they're true, but frankly, I I think it's a violation of fundamental fairness to just stockpile violations until we're ready for a really big probation violation hearing and then bring them in. Those things certainly could have been addressed at the time he agreed to either one of those jail sanctions. So my point is as of December 29th, the intent was he was going to be reinstated and the court wasn't even going to be a part of this process full well knowing all these allegations. Unfortunately, what happened is he missed the PV appointment on January 5th after he was released from his jail sanction. Uh Mr. Brown doesn't want to make excuses for that. uh he's had some transportation difficulties and didn't have a ride to that probation appointment. He did complete the drug and alcohol assessment. That was on December 29th. After Mr. Brown got arrested, he got with Substance Abuse Center of Kansas. Uh Jennifer Romano from over there contacted me. She went out and met with Mr. Brown and he was hoping to get started on treatment while he was awaiting this hearing. Um they she discovered he had done this previous evaluation with Mirror. Uh according to Ms. Romano, she spoke with one of the probation officers and they mutually agreed that he would just start at Mirror upon release. The reality is and and I came up with 170 days. Um but in any event, whether it's my number or Mr. Sweeny's number, Mr. Brown has done almost all of his sentence. He's got a an eightmonth underlying which is 240 days. If he got 20% good time, that would knock it down to 192. So, >> how is he entitled to good time? >> I think that's something that do it'd be a DOC decision. Um, so I think that it's not really something the court could address, but just stating the fact is that that's what it would be if he got it. So, if the court outright revokes him, he's going to get a a very short um prison sentence. So short he probably won't even go to prison. I mean, arguably that's the easier outcome for Mr. Brown is just do a little bit more time and get on down the road rather than being reinstated and being on probation under under the jurisdiction of the court for another 10 months. U Mr. Brown is asking that the court reinstate. Um, he wants to accept responsibility and he wants to get this treatment done and complete it. And frankly, I think that's going to be a lot harder work than just sitting down in a in a jail cell for a few more days and being done with the case. So, based on those reasons, we would ask the court uh consider a reinstatement. Has he been in custody solely as a result of this case since January 16 when he made a first appearance? >> That's my understanding. Yes, your honor. >> Would you agree with that, Mr. Sweeney? >> Um, I I do, your honor. I mean, I I think uh for purposes of jail time credit, um we're giving him credit for that time, which we calculated 42 days. The number that the state was operating under is a number that was provided to us by the Butler County Jail. Um so, uh that's that's the days at least that they calculated that they had him in attributable towards this case. Very well. Miss Ashen Filter, do you have any additional remarks or recommendations for the court? >> No, your honor. >> Mr. Brown, do you have any statements that you wish to make in mitigation of punishment or anything further that you would like to present to the court? >> Uh, yes sir, I do. Um, like, uh, Mr. P said, um, I do take full, um, I I agree to all the statements that were made. Um, due to technicalities, um, you seen something in me last time and you reinstated me and I appreciate that. And that's the reason that I I asked to be reinstated today is because I gave you my word. I gave Brett Sweeney and Miss Ashfelter my word that next time we meet that I would successfully have completed treatment. And uh due to some technicalities, I was this close to being being off probation. And um uh Mrs. Smith over in Cedric County worked with me. Miss Ashenfelter worked with me. So regardless of the sentence that you sentenced me here today, um it's been a blessing for me honestly to come to this jail. Um because I have found my sobriety. I have found that I can't even bend the law just a little bit to make things work for me. Um it's been three years coming. this is an old case, you know, I mean, or two years or what whatever it may be. But, um, in that amount of time, it's been a blessing cuz sitting here in Butler County Jail, I found my faith. I found my sobriety. Um, when I got out this last time, I told you I'd hit my I hit ground running as fast as I could and and I came out running and I was running so fast. I thought I could bend the law and drive without a license and insurance and and I got caught up in that and and uh made it even harder for me and I kept trucking and that was back in June, you know, and I kept trucking and um I've already got it in state right now with South Central Mental Health um that I'll have a ride to my appointments. I've got it helped me figure out there's other ways for me to complete my treatment. So, if if God willing, you guys grant me my my uh probation back and reinstate me, um without a doubt, it'll be a success. And you seen something in me once, and I just asked for you today that maybe you see that again. And um I sorry for the workload I created for you guys. And that's all I have. Judge, >> Mr. Brown, why does it take structured probation for you to do these things if you if you recognize that you need to do them? >> Uh the addiction was one of them that was big deal. the addiction and the mental health. And um through through me, you know, you sentencing me to mental health, it got me, it made me more aware my mental health. And as I detoxed and I cleaned out the drug and alcohol, my brain started kind of rebuilding itself. And um through all the treatment and stuff, like I say, it was all technicalities. You know, I was I was doing everything I could do to make it to my meetings, you know, driving without a license and insurance. And that's no way and that's no excuse to make it to my meetings. But I had the support system. I was lacking support system is what it was. And then through my mental health, luckily my case manager Moses showed me there was another door. And just over time, it's just me lack of support and knowledge, I would say. And and slowly I'm gaining that knowledge. And I know I'm 37 years old. I'm too old to be doing this anymore. And and like I say, like it's it'd be easy for me to go, you know, everybody keeps telling me just go set your time out. be done with your time and and I gave you my word, Mr. Sweeney, MS Ash Felter last time and that's the only reason I stand on being reinstated because I felt like it would be harder. 90 days to get out there and keep going and keep my sobriety and keep my focus and I I ultimately I just want to succeed and I want to show you that show all all of you guys that I I can I'm a man of my word and I can do the work. >> Mr. Brown, are you currently under supervision by any other courts? Uh, so the reason I am in in Oklahoma, I'm on a year suspended for um the domestic that I had that rolled me into the um the non-person felony that it's a 5-year running case because I get out here and like I got court I think in March that I'll have to, you know, call from here. I've had court in February. I had to call and get rescheduled and it's like I'd be trying to go down to Oklahoma and get that taken care of. That's the only court that I'm I have any issue with um is Oklahoma. And um I was I went down there and they actually threw me in. Then the judge oeared me out so I could get back here cuz I told him I had probation up here to take care of. So the judge down there granted me my o. I came here, I got I I wasn't aware that I was going to be revoked. Came here, got arrested, then I had to call down there and get it scheduled to to get it um the case moved. So I'm trying to get it all wrapped up. judge. I like I've been fighting it and going back and forth. Um it seems like with the traffic is I miss court here, miss court there, I'm in jail here and it's been a huge circle and it's like I'm so close to having it all wrapped up that um it it would just it'd be devastating for me to go to prison and then have to get out and go to Oklahoma telling me keep trying because I'm literally I'm this close to having it all taken care of and back on my feet and and back in line. I I I had a lot of years of stupidity and and I did a lot of damage to myself that I wasn't aware of while I was under the intoxication of the drugs and the depression. Now I'm clean and sober. I see how much trouble I've created for myself and how hard and I've been digging and digging and digging and and I'm I'm I'm close, judge. I'm really close. >> All right. When is your court date in Oklahoma? >> Uh I'm not sure of the March one yet. Um it was in February. I've got to get a hold of them from in here. I'll have to call down there and get a hold. But, um, as of now, they're just setting to wait to hear from me what happens here because I told them I didn't know if I was going to go do DOC or not. So, I talked I was actually in contact with Brian Mitchell, the assistant DA. Um, and we were discussing signing a deal on a year deferred so I could pay my fines. And that's another reason I would like to get this keep this going because I would like to pay my fines too to the state that I owe for it's only fair. >> Very well, Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown, you you keep on saying that you're uh very very close to being done with everything. >> Yes, sir. >> Perhaps maybe just you know you're almost there. It's more like off the screen. >> No, no, sir. it it's that I'm literally that close. It's all down to fines and fees and if I go to prison, then it's off the screen. Otherwise, it's just it's just 90 days to complete my treatment early hopefully early de dismissal on me paying my fines and fees to the state of Kansas and then the fines and fees to Oklahoma. So, Mr. Brown, it strikes me as I listen to your your ongoing statement how many things you said are consistent with a recovering addict. Yes, sir. >> Now, whether that you're really saying those from the heart or not, or you're just playing a game, >> I don't know. Only you know that. >> But you do say some things that a recovering addict should say. Taking responsibility for your own addiction for one thing, trying to take care of business without being impaired in some way. It's funny how life can be simpler if you're just not messed up all the time. >> Yes, sir. which I think you know very very well. >> Yeah. Yes, sir. >> Uh the court's inclined at this juncture to accept Mr. Sweeny's statement regarding jail time days acred at 158. I think that was the number you used, Mr. Sweeney. Is that correct? >> Yes, your honor. That's correct. >> All right. This court is going to revoke the probation of Mr. Brown at this time and order him to serve 18 more days in the Butler County Jail. That will give his acred time to according to the court's math here 176 days. And then I'm going to cons that is a total of 60 days sanction period relating back to the time he made his first appearance in the case. So essentially it's 42 + 18= 60. and then the court's going to flatten the time, reduce the sentence, and kick Mr. Brown loose. Anything that he still owes on his case is going to be immediately due, payable, and collectible at that juncture. So, if you uh you're going to have collection fees by a civil collection agency if you don't don't get the case paid off at the end of that 18-day period. Uh but um it's gone on long enough and if you still owe something that can be sent to collections 18 days from now. Mr. Brown, I don't know that you've necessarily earned in the purest sense a reduced sentence, but it does make practical sense. Hopefully, you can schedule your Oklahoma court date just after that so you can get to Oklahoma and get that taken care of. If you really mean what you say today, then that's one of the steps that you need to take so you're not having court systems on top of you all the time. Okay? And I know that there's been a lot of effort made toward your rehabilitation and your probation by various officers in the case. I commend them for their effort. They've been partially successful with you. But I think now and for the rest of your life, Samuel, you're gonna have to make good decisions on your own. Not because of your probation officer, but because of you. >> Yes, sir. >> If you mean what you said today, I think you've got a good chance of being successful, Samuel. >> Thank you, Judge. If it weren't you owe us 18 more days. >> Yes, sir. If it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be able to do it. It was the structure that it was the structure and the rehabilitation of here that did it. Well, I'll give Miss Ashenfelter all the credit for that. >> Thank you, Miss Ashenfelter. >> Uh, but I think 18 more days in jail, complete a 60-day sanction period, and then we're going to terminate your case with uh that being the total number of days ordered by the court, which again, that figure was 158 + 18, 174. Was that the number? >> 176 or >> 176. 76. That's correct. Very well. Uh, since the court's not going to be assessing any more fees for this round of proceedings, um, Mr. Sweeney, are you aware of anything else that needs to be addressed currently? >> Um, so I just want to make sure that I have semantics right, but um, essentially 18 more days to complete a 60-day sanction and then the sentence is modified to 176 days. >> Correct. Okay. Uh, I I think I'm good for the journal entry. Thank you, your honor. >> Mr. P, anything further at this time? >> No, your honor. Thank you. >> Good luck, Samuel. Be one of this court's success stories. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. >> Thank you, Mr. P. >> All right. >> Remain in custody >> back to the jail until he can serve 18 more days before his release on this case. >> Yes, sir. What time? >> Samuel Brown matter is in recess at this time. Christina Kramer probation, missed meetings, payments, alcohol use prosecution. March 24th, 2026 county sentencing attendation complete outpatient treatment start judge one-year probation extension 9 a.m. Police order emotional momental consequences. Samuel Brown explosive. Multiple probation violations. New traffic convictions. Failure to report payments. Allegations admit drug appointment. He sanctions underlying 8mon sentence are 150 plus days jailbent. almost complete. Recovering addict addiction, mental health struggles or jail without license. Judge Recovering addictation complete final handsby.