State v. Dang

The opinion of the court was delivered by

AllegrüCCI, J.:

This is an appeal by the State from the district court’s order granting defendant Cuong Dang’s motion to suppress his statement. K.S.A. 22-3603. The State also appeals the district court’s granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the charges against him, one count each of second- and first-degree murder. K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(1).

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