State v. Nichols

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

This is an appeal by the state in a criminal case from an order of the trial court setting aside a plea of guilty to a felony charged fourteen days after the plea was received and sentence imposed. The record in the trial court may be summarized as follows: The appellee, J. H. Ni'chols, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was represented by Elmer C. Jackson, Jr., an experienced, competent attorney of Kansas City, of his own choice, at the preliminary examination and at all times in the district court. The preliminary examination was…