Rice v. State

This appeal arises from the trial courts denying appellant, Eugene Rice, an evidentiary hearing on his motion, pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507, contesting the voluntariness of appellant s guilty pleas.

The record reveals appellant appeared in district court in Case No. 27,688 on January 18, 1971, with court-appointed counsel. Appellant was charged with commission of the offense of burglary and larceny of property of the value of less than $50.00. Appellant entered a plea of guilty to the commission of the offense of burglary as charged, and the charge of larceny was dismissed on motion by the…