STATE v. MORALES

No. 113,730.

363 P.3d 1133 (2015)

STATE of Kansas, Appellant, v. Carlos Eduardo Martinez MORALES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

December 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Davidson , assistant district attorney, Keith Schroeder , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, for appellant.

Andrew L. Oswald , of Hutchinson, for appellee.

Before MALONE, C.J., GREEN and POWELL, JJ.


This case presents the question of whether, under the "community caretaking function" exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an officer was justified in activating his emergency lights and stopping a driver as he was attempting to drive away. The State charged Carlos Eduardo Martinez...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases