Rowell v. State

No. 122,719 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS JAMES E. ROWELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A 60-1507 motion is subject to a one-year filing limitation from the date the mandate issued in a direct appeal. That date "may be extended by the court only to prevent a manifest injustice." K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 60-1507(f)(2). The court may consider a movant's reasons for failing to timely file a 60-1507 motion when determining whether the manifest injustice exception applies. 2. Barring a claim before it arises constitutes manifest injustice warranting…