Supreme Court of Kansas· 5/29/1998

State v. Mitchell

Citations

960 P.2d 200
265 Kan. 238
1998 Kan. LEXIS 365

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holding that the duration of a traffic stop was unreasonable when, after the officer obtained enough information to issue the citation, the officer began to question the motorist about drug-related offenses
permitting questioning “during the time it takes to insure the driver has no warrants and the car is not stolen”
although the extension of a stop may be very short, the extension is unconstitutional if it lasts beyond the length necessary for its legitimate purpose
To justify a temporary detention for questioning during a routine traffic stop, the officer must have reasonable suspicion of illegal transactions in drugs or of any other serious crime.
traffic stop an investigatory detention; reasonableness of investigative detention determined by whether officer's action was [1] justified at inception and [2] reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which justified interference in the first place
traffic stop an investigatory detention; reasonableness of investigative detention determined by whether officer’s action was [1] justified at inception and [2] reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which justified interference in the first place

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Judges: Lockett

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