![]() ![]() He conducted a search of the trunk where he found a quantity of hypodermic needles (syringes). Officer James testified he saw what appeared to be seeds on the passenger's seat. It was also found that Finley was driving with a suspended driver's license. The search of his person revealed a vial of cocaine. Officer James arrived at the scene and told Halvorson they had received enough information to link the occupant of the car to the disturbance at the motel. The defendant answered that he and his girlfriend had a fight because he thought she had been sleeping with his best friend. It is undisputed that after he stopped the vehicle, Halvorson asked the defendant what had happened at the motel. ![]() As to what took place while Halvorson followed the Thunderbird, the parties differ. Halvorson followed the Thunderbird for about six-tenths of a mile and then decided to stop it. Halvorson followed the Thunderbird since he "believed that it might be the suspect vehicle." There was also testimony that the individual in the car "stared at" the officer. Halvorson noticed that other than the marked police cars, the Thunderbird was the only vehicle moving in the parking lot. The other two officers had already driven toward Room 350 to investigate the reported disturbance. *247 As he arrived on the scene, Halvorson noticed a white male in a blue Thunderbird approaching what Halvorson knew to be the only exit from the motel parking lot. The last to arrive was Officer Marc Halvorson. Officer Rusty James arrived shortly thereafter. Three officers responded to the dispatch: Officer Sarah (Keating) Vogelsberg was the first to arrive. The dispatch was to Room 350 of the motel where a woman had been heard screaming for help. On Sunday, November 11, 1990, at approximately 12:28 p.m., Lenexa, Kansas, police officers were dispatched to the Days Inn Motel in Lenexa, Kansas, Johnson County. Dioszeghy, of Overland Park, for appellee.īefore BRISCOE, C.J., ELLIOTT and PIERRON, JJ. Stephan, attorney general, for appellant. Morrison, district attorney, and Robert T. Bath and Robb Edmonds, assistant district attorneys, Paul J. ![]()
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