State v. Al-Turck

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

Ahmad Al-Turck, a citizen of Iraq here as a student, was convicted of interference with parental custody and has appealed. He makes five contentions, four of which are without merit but one of which requires a reversal. That one is that under the undisputed facts, as disclosed by the state’s evidence, he could not be found guilty of the offense charged.

That offense was a violation of K. S. A. 21-3422:

“Interference with parental custody is leading, taking, carrying away, decoying or enticing away any child under the age of fourteen (14) years,…