Dawson v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by Johnson, J.:

Alcena M. Dawson petitions for our review of the Court of Appeals' affirmance of the district court's summary denial of his fourth K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. He claims the district court violated his due process rights when it asked the State for a response to the motion and reviewed that response without appointing counsel for Dawson. Dawson also contends that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his motion based upon exceptions that would permit his untimely and successive filing. Finding no error, we affirm the lower courts.

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