State v. Cramer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

The defendant (appellant) on November 9, 1961, in the court below entered a plea of guilty to issuing a worthless check in violation of G. S. 1949, 21-554. On the same day he was sentenced to imprisonment in the Kansas State Penitentiary for a term of not less than fifteen years pursuant to sections 21-554, 21-107a and 21-109 of G. S. 1949. The defendant did not file a motion for new trial.

On February 15, 1962, defendant filed a notice of appeal pro se but took no further steps in prosecuting his appeal.

Early in 1965 the district court…