Burnett v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is a proceeding for post conviction relief under K. S. A. 60-1507.

Appellant Charles E. Burnett was found guilty by a jury of the offense of second degree burglary. Upon a showing of two prior convictions of felony, he was on September 2, 1960, sentenced pursuant to the habitual criminal act (now K. S. A. 21-107a) to confinement in the penitentiary for life. Thereafter he appealed pro se from this sentence. Despite procedural deficiencies limiting the scope of appellate review, this court examined the record presented and concluded…