State v. Hunter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an appeal by the prosecution from an order of the court made at the close of a preliminary examination, dismissing the complaint and discharging the defendant.

The defendant, Jerry B. Hunter, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, K.S.A. 21-3411. The State’s evidence was that Officer Charles Johnson, of the Lawrence, Kansas, police department, while dressed in full uniform, answered a domestic disturbance call in that city. He parked his patrol car near the house, walked to the front door and knocked.…