State v. Walker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, C.J.:

The district court denied Maurice J. Walker s motion to suppress evidence, and a jury convicted him of possession of cocaine and marijuana discovered during a pedestrian stop. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted Walker’s petition for review under K.S.A. 20-3018(b).

The issues on appeal and our accompanying holdings are as follows:

1. Did the officer have reasonable suspicion to detain Walker? Yes.

2. Did the officer exceed the scope of the detention by running a records check on Walker? No.

Accordingly, we affirm the decisions of the Court…