State v. Reves

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict finding Vernon D. Reves (defendant-appellant) guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. K.S.A. 8-1567.

The appellant contends 1982 Senate Bill No. 699 (L. 1982, ch. 144), which amended K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 8-1567 governing alcohol or drug-related traffic offenses and penalties therefor, violates art. 2, § 16, of the Kansas Constitution and is invalid. This provision of the constitution, as amended in 1974, reads in part:

“No bill shall contain more than one subject,…