State v. Komarek

This appeal is from the denial of a motion to vacate sentence under K. S. A. 60-1507 without appointment of counsel or the holding of an evidentiary hearing.

On October 6, 1967, appellant entered a plea of guilty to a reduced charge of murder in the second degree and is now serving a sentence at the state penitentiary for a term of 33 years. Appellant’s 1507 motion was based upon claims that he did not personally, knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to trial by jury, that his plea of guilty was not knowingly and understandingly made, and that he was denied the effective assistance of…