STATE v. CHAVEZ-ZBARRA

No. 102,285.

221 P.3d 606 (2009)

STATE of Kansas, Appellant, v. Joseph C. CHAVEZ-ZBARRA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

December 11, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Matthews, county attorney, and Steve Six, attorney general, for appellant.

Michael S. Holland II, of Holland and Holland, of Russell, for appellee.

Before HILL, P.J., CAPLINGER and LEBEN, JJ.


HILL, J.

This is a State appeal of a district court's order suppressing all evidence seized by a police officer after he made a traffic stop of the defendant for crossing the center line on a two-lane road. Because the court here confused failing to drive on the right half of the road, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1514, with a lane violation defined by K.S.A. 8-1522, we hold the court improperly suppressed the evidence and reverse and remand.

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