Legal Opinion
Hazelwood v. State
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 17, 1974No. 47,380PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fromme, J.:
Petitioner Sylvester Dale Hazelwood appeals from an order of the Saline County District Court denying post-conviction relief from sentences imposed. The proceeding was initiated by motion under K. S. A. 60-1507. The purpose of the motion was to have the court reduce the previous sentences by giving credit for 162 days spent in the Saline county jail awaiting trial.
The petitioner was sentenced on October 20, 1970, under the habitual criminal act (K. S. A. 21-107 [a]) for the crimes of burglary (K. S. A. 21-520) and larceny (K. S. A. 21-524).…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Johnnie Pruett v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- State v. HazelwoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- Stahl v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. BabcockSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- State v. ThornCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1977