Mathues v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

Following a full evidentiary hearing in a proceeding brought under K. S. A. 60-1507 petitioner was denied relief. He appeals from that ruling.

Petitioner, Archie Mathues, was charged in two counts with obtaining money under false pretenses as defined by K. S. A. 21-551. The substance of the charges was similar to that in the related case of State v. Paxton, 201 Kan. 353, 440 P. 2d 650 (supplemental opinion, 201 Kan. 607), cert. den. 393 U. S. 849, 21 L. Ed. 2d 120, 89 S. Ct. 137.

On November 10, 1966, petitioner appeared before the county…