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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 100,728.

270 P.3d 1135 (2012)

293 Kan. 959

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Vicki L. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

March 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Sean G. Whittmore , legal intern, was with him on one of the briefs for appellant.

Julie A. Koon , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Tedesco Foulston , district attorney, and Steve Six , attorney general, were with her on the briefs for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.

This case arises on the parties' cross-petitions for review. The State takes issue with the Court of Appeals majority's ruling that police were not permitted to search a cigarette pack seized from the defendant out of a concern for officer safety, necessitating reversal of defendant Vicki L. Johnson's conviction for possession of cocaine. Johnson challenges the existence of reasonable suspicion to justify continuation...

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