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State v. Gammill

Citations

  • 585 P.2d 1074
  • 2 Kan. App. 2d 627
  • 1978 Kan. App. LEXIS 231

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that procurement of hair sample by plucking out pubic hair follicle from beneath the skin surface is bodily intrusion, but not improper if valid search warrant exists
  • holding that war-rantless plucking of 20-25 pubic hairs from suspect following arrest for sexual assault was not justified as search incident to lawful arrest where “manner of extraction was a needless indignity visited upon the defendant”
  • referring to defendant as \an animal\ in closing argument \definitely improper\
  • referring to defendant as \an animal\ in closing argument \definitely improper\
  • knowledge of deputy sheriff imputed to the prosecution

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Judges: Foth, Spencer, Meyer

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