Legal Opinion

State v. Slater

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 9, 1999No. 81,374PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

Walter Matthew Slater was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The trial court suppressed all evidence obtained by the arresting officer after the stop of the defendant’s vehicle and dismissed the charge. The State appeals, claiming that information obtained from an anonymous caller and conveyed to *696the arresting officer through a police dispatcher created reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed and, thus, justified the stop. We agree and, therefore, reverse and remand.

The facts are not in dispute. Police officer…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. State v. SailoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. State v. DeMarcoSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Brother v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. United States v. Wade Allen WheatCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Martin v. Kansas Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Kansas · 2008
  4. State v. ShaddenSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010
  5. People v. WellsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006

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