State v. Dumler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This case involves the construction and constitutional validity of certain Kansas statutes which provide for a maximum 55 mile per hour speed limit on Kansas highways. They were enacted by the legislature during the “energy crisis” of 1974. The defendant-appellant, George C. Dumler, was charged with driving 90 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour speed zone. He was convicted in Saline county magistrate court and appealed to the district court. In the district court the defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the grounds that the statutes…