Tag: warrant
Updated on February 20, 2022
Probation Revocation? Not if You’re a Day Late and a Procedure Short
Katelyn Girod, Staff Editor State v. Darkis, No. 122,706, (Kan. Jan. 28, 2022) Issue: May a district court revoke a criminal defendant’s probation and remand the defendant to prison using procedures other than a warrant for arrest or …
Updated on December 21, 2019
Police Officers Exceed Scope of Welfare Check
State v. Ellis, No. 120,046 (Kan. Ct. App. Nov. 15, 2019) Issue: Did a police officer exceed the scope of a permissible welfare check when he detained the person for whom the welfare check was called after he …
Updated on December 21, 2019
Evidence Found After Discovery of Outstanding Warrant During Welfare Stop is Inadmissible
State v. Manwarren, No. 119,520 (Kan. Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2019). Issue: Unconstitutionally-obtained evidence should be suppressed unless the connection between the evidence and the constitutional violation is too attenuated. Law enforcement officers encountered Richard Manwarren during a …
Posted on January 8, 2019
Marijuana Odor Can Justify Probable Cause
State v. Hubbard, No. 113,888 (Kan. Dec. 7, 2018) Issue: Can marijuana odor supply probable cause? Answer: Yes, based on the totality of the circumstances including: proximity, strength of odor, the investigating officer’s experience, etc.
Posted on January 8, 2019
Officers Cannot Search Containers of Already-Identified Drivers Involved in Accident Without a Warrant
State v. Evans, No. 119,458 (Kan. Nov. 21, 2018) Issue: The “community caretaking” exception to the warrant requirement allows officers to conduct limited warrantless searches. Evans, who had already identified herself to officers, was taken from the scene of a car …
