Young v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This case grows out of what essentially was a K. S. A. 60-1507 proceeding initiated by the petitioner, Al Young. After a full evidentiary hearing, the district court denied relief, and petitioner has perfected his appeal.

On November 7, 1967, petitioner, with his retained counsel, Paul B. Watson, appeared before the district court of Ness County and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of burglary in the third degree (K. S. A. 21-521). Sentence was duly imposed for a term not to exceed five years in the state penitentiary. The judgment…