Cox v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an appeal by the petitioner, Eddie David Cox, from an order denying his motion to vacate sentence filed pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507. The essential facts in the case are not in dispute and are as follows: On May 2, 1969, the petitioner entered a plea of guilty to the offense of felony possession of a pistol in the Johnson county district court. A sentence of one to five years was imposed at that time. Petitioner was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 16, 1969, and began serving that sentence. Subsequently petitioner…