State v. Marx

Malone,J.:

The State of Kansas appeals the district court’s decision granting motions to suppress evidence arising from a vehicle stop. This is a consolidated appeal involving codefendants, Peter J. Marx and Desiree M. Marx. The district court suppressed the evidence because it found the vehicle stop was unlawful. We agree with the district court’s finding that the vehicle stop was not justified as a public safety or community caretaking stop. However, we disagree with the district court’s finding that the sheriff s deputy lacked reasonable suspicion to stop the Marxes’ vehicle for failure to…