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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 947 P.2d 1030
  • 24 Kan. App. 2d 405
  • 1997 Kan. App. LEXIS 155

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  • the officers’ actions are judged on the basis of the facts facing them at moment of their decision and are evaluated objectively
  • emergency doctrine recognized in State v. Jones, 2 Kan. App. 2d 38, 573 P.2d 1134 [1978]
  • emergency doctrine recognized in State v. Jones, 2 Kan. App. 2d 38, 573 P.2d 1134 [1978]
  • emergency doctrine recognized in State v. Jones, 2 Kan. App. 2d 38, 573 P.2d 1134 [1978]; State v. Marsh, 16 Kan. App. 2d 377, 381-87, 823 P.2d 823 (1991
  • although die possibility of criminal activity might account for the feared danger in a given case, the primary motive of the police will not be to search for evidence of a crime but rather to render assistance
  • although the possibility of criminal activity might account for the feared danger in a given case, the primary motive of the police will not be to search for evidence of a crime, but rather to render assistance

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Judges: Pierron, Elliott, Kennedy

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