State v. Rodgers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is an appeal by the State on questions reserved in a criminal case. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on a charge of aggravated failure to appear (K.S.A. 21-3814). The trial court on motion of the defendant set aside the verdict and entered a judgment of acquittal.

The statute defining the crime of aggravated failure to appear, K.S.A. 21-3814, provides:

“Aggravated failure to appear is willfully incurring a forfeiture of an appearance bond and failing to surrender oneself within thirty (30) days following the date of such forfeiture…