Miller v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This action is brought by the petitioner, Blonn Miller, pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507, seeking relief from a judgment of conviction entered against him on December 5, 1962. An evidentiary hearing was held on petitioner’s motion, at the conclusion of which his motion was overruled. The petitioner has appealed. He will be referred to throughout this opinion either by name or as petitioner.

A bit of background is essential. In 1947, Mr. Miller and his three sisters, Charlotte Hackney, Maxine Hereford and Joanne Chapman, purchased from their…