State v. Patterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

The defendant, Douglas McArthur Patterson, although charged with second degree murder (K. S. A. 21-402), was convicted by a jury of the lesser offense of first degree manslaughter (K. S. A. 21-407) upon evidence that on April 3, 1965, he shot and killed his wife, Anneliese. Following denial of a motion for new trial and imposition of sentence to the state reformatory, defendant filed notice of appeal and requested the appointment of counsel. Present counsel, who by court appointment had represented the defendant at trial, was appointed for…