Phillips v. Hand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an appeal from the order of the trial court denying petitioner a writ of habeas corpus and from the judgment remanding him to the custody of respondent.

Petitioner has had four previous appeals before this court and they will be referred to briefly. In State v. Phillips, 172 Kan. 505, 241 P. 2d 503 (March 8, 1952), this court reversed the trial court’s conviction of perjury in three counts and ordered a new trial. Defendant was sentenced under our habitual criminal act (G. S. 1949, 21-107a) by reason of his two previous convictions for…