State v. Jacques

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

A jury in Sedgwick County convicted Ricky Jacques of having unlawful possession of heroin. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. State v. Jacques, 2 Kan. App. 2d 277, 579 P.2d 146 (1978). This court granted review in order to consider three questions presented.

The first question of concern to this court was raised by the following point of argument contained in appellant’s Petition for Review:

“I. Should this Court review the Court of Appeals’ holding that seven police officers may constitutionally fell a criminal suspect, pin…