State v. Carter

No. 128,465 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. DENAIL RUSSELL WAYNE CARTER Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When determining whether a driver has completed an unsafe lane change, law enforcement can calculate distance between vehicles using time. But a violation of the "two-second rule" without other evidence related to the safety of the maneuver does not create a reasonable suspicion that the driver has violated K.S.A. 8-1516(a) or K.S.A. 8- 1522(a). 2. Searches and seizures can be grounded on reasonable mistakes of fact. Such mistakes are rarely…