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State v. Compton

Citations

  • 664 P.2d 1370
  • 233 Kan. 690
  • 1983 Kan. LEXIS 336

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  • The court outlines the societal costs of drunk driving in a decision upholding the state’s pioneering get-tough DUI legislation of the modern era.
  • “The objective sought to be attained by the legislature is to deter drunken driving and thus reduce the injuries, death and property damage attributable to it by making the penalties for DUI certain and severe.”

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Judges: Miller, Lockett

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