STATE v. FARHA

No. 47,839

218 Kan. 394 (1975)

544 P.2d 341

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. HAL FARHA, GERALD FARHA, PHIL RAZOOK, JAMIE THOMPSON, JOHN D. KNIGHTLEY, JR., GRANT PARSONS, PETE CHRISTOPHER, and HERBERT COHLMIA, Appellees. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. JOAN SOLLS, RUSSELL ADAMS and FREDERICK MELZER, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Sanborn, district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Robert Kennedy, Jr., assistant district attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellant.

Jack Focht, of Smith, Shay, Farmer and Wetta, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Harold Irwin, of Wichita, was with him on the brief for appellees Hal Farha, Gerald Farha and Phil Razook.

Stephen Jones, of Hershberger, Patterson, Jones and Roth, of Wichita, argued the cause, and William L. Oliver, Jr., of Martin, Pringle, Schell and Fair, of Wichita, was with him on the brief for appellees John D. Knightley, Jr. and Jamie Thompson.

F.C. McMaster, of McMaster and Smith, of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellee Joan Solls.

Everett C. Fettis, of Fettis, Quinn and Beasley, of Wichita, was on the brief for appellees Grant Parsons and Russell Adams.

Harry L. Najim, of Wichita, entered his appearance for appellee Herbert Cohlmia.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HARMAN, C.:

This interlocutory appeal by the state seeks to vacate an order suppressing evidence obtained by electronic search warrants. Defendants in the case are charged with numerous counts of commercial gambling (K.S.A. 21-4304) and conspiracy to commit commercial gambling (K.S.A. 21-3302).

All but one of the electronic search warrants were issued pursuant to K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 22-2513 (repealed and superseded...

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