State v. Laughlin video

The opinion of the court was delivered by Stegall, J.:

*911 Derrick Laughlin filed a pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence and a pro se motion to withdraw his plea over a decade after his felony-murder conviction. The Sedgwick County District Court summarily denied the motions. On appeal, Laughlin argues the district court erred when it considered the State's written responses to his motions without appointing counsel to represent him. We hold Laughlin's right to counsel was not triggered and, as a result, we affirm.

In May 1993, Laughlin and two teenaged friends kidnapped, robbed, and…