State v. Engles

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Quentin T. Engles of his conviction and sentence for violating the Kansas Drug Tax Act (Act), K.S.A. 79-5201 et seq. Engles contends the statute is in violation of Article 11, § 1 of the Kansas Constitution. He also contends the drug tax is not applied uniformly across all classes of taxpayers and that the State failed to prove that he had the intent to sell marijuana that was found in his possession.

In February 1998, Engles was arrested and charged with one count of possession with intent to sell 134.2 grams of…