State v. Turner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal case in which the defendant, Van Edward Turner, entered a plea of guilty to welfare fraud (K.S.A. 39-720 and K.S.A. 21-3701[b]). The defendant entered his plea of guilty on March 22, 1982, appearing pro se without counsel, and thereafter he was sentenced and placed on probation with appointed counsel present.

In October 1984, his probation was revoked. In February of 1985, while serving time at the Kansas State Penitentiary, defendant filed a motion to withdraw his plea of guilty on the basis that he had not…