Jackson v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

In December 1957, the petitioner, William H. Jackson, was convicted by a jury of burglary in the second degree and sentenced to a term of not less than five nor more than ten years, and for his natural life under the habitual criminal act. No direct appeal was taken; however, a K. S. A. 60-1507 motion for post-conviction relief was filed February 15,1965.

As a result of the ensuing proceedings, this case has been before us on two previous occasions. On its first appearance, Jackson v. State, 197 Kan. 627, 419 P. 2d 937, to which the reader…