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STATE v. BARCLAY

No. 57,571

238 Kan. 148 (1985)

708 P.2d 972

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM G. BARCLAY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geary N. Gorup, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellant.

E. Lael Alkire, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Ernest L. Tousley, of O'Hara, O'Hara & Tousley, of Wichita, was with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

Defendant William G. Barclay is an ordained Baptist minister who operates a wedding chapel in Wichita. Defendant refused to officiate at certain wedding ceremonies to be held in his chapel on the ground that a marriage of a black person and a white person violated his religious beliefs. The District Attorney's office filed a complaint/information against the defendant charging him with three counts of...

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