Opinion ID: 1275347
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Heading: evidence regarding arrest

Text: Prior to trial, the defense counsel filed a motion to suppress the evidence regarding the arrest, which was denied. At the beginning of the trial, the defense counsel renewed the motion to suppress the evidence regarding the arrest, but it was again denied. At trial, the State introduced evidence regarding the arrest, and the defense counsel specifically objected to this evidence, claiming that the State had not established probable cause to arrest Bishop. At this point, the trial court informed the defense counsel that if he challenged probable cause for the arrest, then the preliminary breath test, which the arresting officer conducted on Bishop, would become admissible and the State would be allowed to introduce it into evidence. The trial court asked the defense counsel if that is what he wanted to do. After thinking it over, the defense counsel stated, I'll go ahead and withdraw my objection. On appeal, the defense counsel claims that the trial court erred by admitting into trial the evidence regarding Bishop's arrest because there was no probable cause to warrant the arrest. When either a motion in limine or a motion to suppress is denied, the moving party must object to the evidence at trial to preserve the issue on appeal. State v. Milo, 249 Kan. 15, 18, 815 P.2d 519 (1991). In this issue, the defense counsel appeals the trial court's denial of its motion to suppress the evidence regarding Bishop's arrest, claiming that there was no probable cause for such arrest. When the evidence regarding Bishop's arrest was presented at trial, the defense counsel specifically objected to the evidence, claiming that there was no probable cause for the arrest, in order to preserve the issue for appeal. However, the defense counsel immediately withdrew this objection. The defense counsel withdrew this objection for strategic reasons, and he cannot now complain of the resulting consequences. Since the defense counsel did not specifically object to the evidence admitted at trial regarding Bishop's arrest, he cannot now challenge the trial court's denial of the motion to suppress the evidence regarding Bishop's arrest. As such, the defense counsel's argumentthat the trial court improperly admitted into trial the evidence regarding Bishop's arrest because there was no probable cause for the arrestfails.