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What standard governs when an appellate court reviews a trial courts suppression of evidence?

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What standard governs when an appellate court reviews a trial courts suppression of evidence?

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A. Appellate courts review the factual underpinnings of the decision by a substantial competent evidence standard and reviews the ultimate legal decision drawn from those facts de novo with independent judgement. State v. Webber, 260 Kan. 263, 274-75, 918 P.2d 609 (1996).