State v. Cash

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,467 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. AARON DAVID CASH, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An appellate court generally reviews the factual findings underlying a district court's suppression decision using a substantial competent evidence standard and the ultimate legal conclusion drawn from those factual findings by applying a de novo standard. An appellate court does not reweigh evidence. 2. For a law enforcement officer's seizure of a citizen to be constitutionally valid, the officer must know of specific and articulable facts that create a…