State v. Whitehead

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict which found Ronnie G. Whitehead (defendant-appellant) guilty of two counts of possession of heroin. (K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 65-4127a.)

The appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting certain testimony by Ms. Diane Presley; and in failing to give a limiting instruction concerning the use of that testimony.

On the evening of December 29, 1977, officers of the Wichita Police Department, armed with a search warrant, entered a residence at 1709 Looman, Wichita, Kansas, seeking…