Byers v. Hand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Leavenworth county denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus.

In March, 1958, the appellant here, John Byers, was placed on trial in the district court of Neosho county on charges of grand larceny, in three counts. He was represented by counsel throughout the trial and was convicted on each of the three counts. The state, following notice to Byers of its intentions, introduced evidence of two prior convictions of armed robbery. Accordingly, under the habitual criminal statute…