STATE v. SIMPSON

No. 58,961

11 Kan. App. 2d 666 (1987)

732 P.2d 788

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH SIMPSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.H. Griffeth, of Rost, Rost & Griffeth, of Topeka, for the appellant.

Henry Otto III, assistant county attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for the appellee.

Before ABBOTT, C.J., JAMES P. BUCHELE, District Judge, assigned, and DANIEL L. HEBERT, District Judge, assigned.


ABBOTT, C.J.:

This is a direct appeal by Joseph C. Simpson from his convictions for reckless driving (K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 8-1566) and passing in a no-passing zone (K.S.A. 8-1520[b]). Simpson was performing his duty as a police officer for the City of St. George, Kansas, and was pursuing a traffic offender with his siren and flashing lights activated when the incident leading to the traffic citations occurred.

Simpson was headed west on old highway 24 pursuing...

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