State v. Andrade-Reyes

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 115,044 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. FRAN AMILCAR ANDRADE-REYES, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Courts generally classify contacts between police and individuals into four categories. Some categories describe a seizure and others do not. The four categories are: consensual encounters, also called voluntary encounters; investigative detentions, commonly known as Terry stops; public safety stops; and arrests. 2. Generally, courts do not consider a consensual encounter to be a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. Consent itself…