Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided January 27, 1978No. 49,370PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Spencer, J.:

On interlocutory appeal by the State pursuant to K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 22-3603, the question presented is whether the trial court erred in sustaining defendant’s motion to suppress evidence.

On Sunday, March 6, 1977, at 3:39 a.m., a fire was reported to the Fort Scott Police Department by a resident of an apartment house located in that city. Sergeant Norwood Hall and two other police officers responded by going immediately to the apartment. Upon arrival, Sergeant Hall went to a window and saw what appeared to be a cloud of smoke inside the apartment. He then pushed the door of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Vale v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Lewis L. Wayne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  4. Herbert F. Steigler v. Raymond W. Anderson, Warden, Delaware Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  5. United States v. James E. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. NeighborsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  2. State v. IbarraSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  3. State v. MendezSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
  4. State v. GallowaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  5. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1997

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