State v. Gilliland

No. 122,479 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RANDALL LEE GILLILAND, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A traffic stop is not rendered invalid by the fact that it is a mere pretext for a narcotics search. 2. If probable cause for an arrest is lacking, the court must exclude evidence found during a search incident to that arrest unless an exception to the exclusionary rule applies. 3. The good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies when police act in "good faith" reliance on legal authority, such as warrants, statutes, or caselaw. 4.…