STATE v. RUIZ

No. 123,260.

538 P.3d 828 (2023)

STATE of Kansas, Appellant, v. Maria Acadia RUIZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion Filed November 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi Litfin , assistant solicitor general, argued the cause, and Kristafer R. Ailslieger , deputy solicitor general, Stacy Edwards , deputy attorney general, Rebecca Silvermintz , assistant attorney general, Derek Schmidt , former attorney general, and Kris W. Kobach , attorney general, were with her on the briefs for appellant.

Patrick H. Dunn , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellee.


After Maria Acadia Ruiz failed to remit almost $50,000 in sales taxes she collected while operating her business, the State charged her with one count each of felony theft and violation of the Kansas Retailers' Sales Tax Act. On Ruiz' motion after preliminary hearing, the district court dismissed...

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