Holt v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

This case arises out of the district court’s denial of Stanton Holt’s fourth motion for post-conviction relief under K.S.A. 60-1507. The court not only denied the motion without appointment of counsel and hearing but also barred Holt from filing “further K.S.A. 60-1507 or similar motions surrounding this case.” Holt appealed, challenging both the denial of the present motion and the blanket prohibition of future motions. We transferred the case from the Court of Appeals pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

The issues on appeal, and our accompanying…