Tag: totality of the circumstances

Anything Officers Say Can and Will Be Used Against Them: The Kansas Court of Appeals Finds Another Instance of a Detective Downplaying Miranda

State v. Reynolds, No. 126,940, 2025 WL 438959 (Kan. Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2025). Author: Hadley Sayers, Staff Editor Issue: Does a detective downplay the significance of the Miranda warning by saying that the warning is just part of their paperwork? Answer: Yes. …

Consent to Search Can be Given by Gestures, Kansas Supreme Court Clarifies

Author: Andrew Tague, Staff Editor State v. Daino, No. 120,824, (Kan. Nov. 13, 2020) Issue: The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and section 15 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights permit warrantless searches of an individual’s …