Supreme Court of Kansas
State v. Harris
January 31, 2025562 P.3d 1001
Summary
The court affirmed the denial of Harris's motion to suppress evidence obtained from his cell phones. It held that his earlier Miranda warning and waiver remained effective when he later provided the phone passcodes, and that the detective's statement about obtaining a court order was not inherently coercive because there was a reasonable basis to believe such an order could issue. Considering the totality of the circumstances, the court concluded Harris voluntarily disclosed the passcodes and therefore was not compelled within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment.