Legal Opinion
State v. Chafin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 3, 1909No. 16,351PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Stafford district court; Jermain W. Brinckerhoff, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*654The opinion of the court was delivered by
Graves, J.:
An information was filed in the district court of Stafford county charging one Flossie Jordan, a married woman, and Milo Chafin, an unmarried man, jointly, with having committed adultery with each other. Milo Chafin moved to quash the information so far as he was concerned for the reason that an unmarried person can not commit the crime of adultery in this state. The motion was sustained, and he was discharged. The state reserved the question for review, and brings it to this court.
It is contended by the state that when either of the parties…
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