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PARCELL v. STATE

No. 80-52375-S

228 Kan. 794 (1980)

620 P.2d 834

DORIS E. PARCELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS and GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION and LEONARD THOMAS, et al. (Other Members of the Commission), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Yates, of Kansas City, Kansas, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Dennis D. Prater, General Counsel, Governmental Ethics Commission and special assistant attorney general, of Lawrence, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

This case involves determination of a question of law certified to this court by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit under the authority of the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act (K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 60-3201 et seq.).

CERTIFIED QUESTION OF LAW

Whether the Governmental Ethics Commission, the majority of which is appointed by legislators, constitutes...

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