STATE v. AUGUSTINE

No. 44,552

197 Kan. 207 (1966)

416 P.2d 281

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. LONNIE AUGUSTINE, WILLIAM LEIKAM, and STANLEY L. PARKER, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 28, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan G. Banker, county attorney, argued the cause, and Robert C. Londerholm, attorney general, and Richard H. Seaton assistant attorney general, were with him on the brief for the appellant.

Richard M. Driscoll, of Russell, argued the cause, and Charles O. Boyle and Harold W. McCombs, both of Russell, were with him on the brief for the appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

O'CONNOR, J.:

The provisions of chapter 278 of the Laws of 1965 (now appearing as K.S.A. 1965 Supp., 38-802, 806, 808, 815, 816, 826 and 836) enlarged the jurisdictional age limits of the juvenile court. The question presented by this appeal is whether or not the provisions apply retroactively to cases pending on January 1, 1966, the effective date of the act.

The constitutionality of chapter 278 has been challenged...

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