State v. Young

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzek, J.:

On June 22, 1964, the county attorney of Wyandotte County filed an information with the clerk of the district court, charging the defendant-appellant, Lawrence Young, with the crime of robbery in the first degree. (G. S. 1949, 21-527, now K. S. A. 21-527.)

On the afternoon of September 14, 1964, the district court appointed Charles W. Thompson, a member of the Wyandotte County Bar, to represent the defendant pursuant to K. S. A. 62-1304 and 1304a. The following morning, September 15, 1964, the trial of the defendant and his co-defendant,…