State v. Holt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal action wherein the defendant, David O. Holt, was charged, tried and convicted by a jury in April 1965 of the crimes of statutory rape (K. S. A. 21-424) and incest (K. S. A. 21-906) with his fourteen-year-old daughter.

Although defendant was originally represented by counsel of his own choosing, Mr. Richard W. Moss was appointed and represented him throughout his trial. After conviction the defendant filed a motion for new trial, alleging numerous trial errors, which was overruled. He was then sentenced…