Nickelson v. Kansas Department of Revenue

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• after initial stop for public safety, odor of alcohol was grounds to detain defendant for further investigation
• strong odor of alcohol is alone sufficient to extend traffic stop conducted for a different reason to investigate potential DUI
• a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper saw a vehicle turn into a “farm plug” with no buildings, outbuildings, businesses, or residences in the area and turn off its lights
• noting a change in the purpose of the detention
• entrance to road blocked by officer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).