State v. Payne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.;

The defendant was charged with evading or attempting to evade the payment of tax or duty on alcoholic liquor by having in his possession a bottle of alcoholic liquor upon which the tax imposed by the state of Kansas had not been paid and upon which there was no stamp or mark required by law, in violation of G. S. 1957 Supp. 41-407. He entered a plea of not guilty, waived trial by a jury, and consented to an immediate trial by the district court. Having been found guilty as charged, he has appealed from the judgment of conviction and from…