Leo Tafarella v. Tracy A. Hand, Warden

Petitioner is here on appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

It is his contention that the Kansas state trial court was without jurisdiction to accept his plea of guilty for failure to comply with the requirements of G.S. Kansas, 1949, 62-1304, relative to an accused’s right to be informed that he is entitled to assistance of counsel.

Petitioner presented this identical question to the Supreme Court of Kansas in a habeas corpus proceeding. That court specifically held the trial court had substantially complied with the statutory…