Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner State of Kansas
- Brief for Respondent Donnie Ray Ventris
- Reply Brief for Petitioner State of Kansas
Amicus briefs
- Brief for the States of New Mexico, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner
- Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondent
Certiorari-Stage Documents