State v. Damm

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, C.J.:

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the trial court suppressing evidence, discharging defendant, Norman H. Damm, and dismissing the case. This is not an interlocutory appeal, K.S.A. 22-3603, but an appeal after final judgment, K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 22-3601(a) and K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(l).

The facts are undisputed. On the morning of April 8, 1988, Norman Damm was driving his car when he was stopped by Officer Lewis-Jones of the Lenexa police department. Officer Lewis-Jones stopped the car because the taillights were defective; one light…