State v. Perkins

Atcheson, J.:

A Norton County jury convicted Thomas Perkins of driving under the influence — his fourth violation of K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 8-1567 and, therefore, a felony — along with having a suspended driver s license and open containers of beer — those are misdemeanors. Perkins challenges the DUI and license suspension convictions on grounds that require us to venture into the realm of alternative means of committing criminal or traffic offenses. Per ldns also appeals the way the district court imposed the mandatory fine for the DUI. We consider each of those contentions in that order. He does…