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State v. Deskins

Citations

  • 673 P.2d 1174
  • 234 Kan. 529
  • 1983 Kan. LEXIS 430

How courts have described this case

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

  • numerous conditions and facts concerning intrusion to the motorist must be considered but not all need to be favorable to the state
  • unbridled discretion of field officers would run afoul of Prouse regardless of other favorable factors
  • statute was amended in 1987 and manslaughter was upgraded from a Class C felony to a Class B felony
  • the checkpoint in the present case also complied with the guidelines of an attorney general opinion and a department of transportation manual
  • “It is obvious, without resort to the record or otherwise, that the problem of the drunk driver is one of enormous magnitude affecting every citizen who ventures forth upon the streets and highways.”
  • scope \is identical\ in \any particular factual situation\

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Judges: Holmes, Prager

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