Redd v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

On November 10, 1954, and during the third day of petitioner s trial by a jury on a charge of murder in the first degree, he advised the court in the presence of his court-appointed counsel that he wished to change his plea from one of not guilty, to a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree, and was sentenced to confinement in the Kansas State Penitentiary for a period of 40 years.

The following proceedings occurred in the district court when the petitioner changed his plea:

“The Court: You are charged with second degree murder, how do…