Legal Opinion

State v. Bennett

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided June 13, 2008No. 98,038PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Rulon, C.J.:

Defendant Nicholas Adams Bennett appeals the imposition of a condition of his probation requiring the defendant to submit to nonconsensual, suspicionless searches performed by community corrections or law enforcement officers. We reverse and remand.

We are satisfied the parties are familiar with the underlying facts. As such, we need not revisit those facts. The sole issue on appeal is whether the condition of probation relating to searches is constitutional. The language of the journal entry is somewhat ambiguous regarding the level of suspicion needed to conduct a search, saying…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. United States v. KnightsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Samson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. State v. BryanSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  5. United States v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. BennettSupreme Court of Kansas · 2009

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API