Smith v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is an appeal from an order overruling a motion filed pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507.

The appellant, Jack Lavon Smith (referred to herein as petitioner, or Smith) was convicted in 1963 on two counts of grand larceny. On appeal to this court, the convictions were upheld in State v. Smith, 193 Kan. 299, 392 P. 2d 902. Throughout both the trial and the appeal, Smith was represented by retained counsel of his own choice, Mr. Earl Thomas Reynolds, a member of the bar of this state residing at Coffeyville, Kansas.

In August, 1964, the petitioner…