Legal Opinion

Chamberlain v. State

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 26, 1985No. 56,762PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

James L. Chamberlain appeals from an order of the district court, in a proceeding pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1507, denying a new trial sought on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Chamberlain was originally convicted of one count of murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and one count of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427).

We refer to the memorandum decision of the trial court for a statement of the background of this case.

“On April 1,1980, in Case # 79CR1802, the movant was convicted by a jury in the Shawnee County District Court, Division Three,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State v. VoilesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  4. State v. CrossmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1981
  5. Schoonover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1978

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3Cited by136 opinions

  1. State v. KellySupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  2. State v. GrissomSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  3. Sola-Morales v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  4. State v. GleasonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
  5. State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018

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