Legal Opinion
State v. Byrd
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 12, 1969No. 45,248PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fromme, J.:
This is a direct criminal appeal. It stems from an order denying defendant’s motion to withdraw pleas of guilty after judgment and sentence.
The appeal presents one primary question. Were the guilty pleas involuntary because of plea discussions leading to a plea agreement? The plea agreement resulted in not invoicing the Habitual Criminal Act (K. S. A. 21-107a) and in a six month jail sentence for aiding in an escape from jail when the maximum penalty is five years at hard labor. (K. S. A. 21-106.)
A recitation of events leading to the order…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Arsenault v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. MosesSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
- State v. MeltonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
- United States v. Charles Edward SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Noble v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
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