State v. Mayfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

William Mayfield appeals from a judgment denying his motion to set aside a conviction for theft by deception rendered in 1978. The Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the district court in an unpublished opinion. State v. Mayfield, No. 59, 226, decided October 30, 1986. We granted appellant’s petition for review and we now reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and the judgment of the district court.

In the spring of 1978, Mayfield was charged with the crime of theft by deception. K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-3701(b). At the time of the…