Porter v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

The appellant-petitioner, Donald Lee Porter, being confined in the state penitentiary filed a motion pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507 to vacate the judgment and sentence imposed following a conviction of armed robbery in 1960. The motion was filed in the district court of Wyandotte county, the sentencing court.

The district court appointed counsel for petitioner and he was returned to Wyandotte county for a full evidentiary hearing. Evidence was offered by both the petitioner and the state. The district court made findings and conclusions and…