Bruffett v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, C. J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment denying relief in a proceeding commenced pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507.

On September 15, 1966, the appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of second degree forgery. On September 29, 1966, he was sentenced to at least 40 years in the Kansas State Penitentiary under the Habitual Criminal Act. (K. S. A. 21-107a.) Mr. Joseph Anderson, an experienced member of the Johnson County Bar, was appointed by the district court to represent the appellant at his trial.

Following the appellant’s confinement in the…