STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 94,254.

166 P.3d 1015 (2007)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Dennis W. THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

September 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Ty Kaufman, county attorney, argued the cause, and Phill Kline, former attorney general, and Paul J. Morrison, attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellee.

Colin D. Wood, special assistant attorney general, was on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas Highway Patrol.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:

Dennis W. Thompson seeks to suppress evidence seized during warrantless searches of his vehicle and garage. Thompson consented to both searches after a law enforcement officer stopped Thompson for a traffic infraction, gave Thompson a verbal warning, told Thompson to have a nice day, and then asked whether Thompson would answer a few more questions. Thompson said "yes" to that initial question and, once again...

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