Oswald v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Petitioner, Robert Sherman Oswald, appeals from a ruling of the trial court denying relief in proceedings under K. S. A. 60-1507. The principal issue raised in his 60-1507 motion involves the adequacy of counsel afforded petitioner nearly twelve years ago when he was tried and convicted of grand larceny in the District Court of Sedgwick County.

On February 16, 1965, petitioner was arrested in Jackson County, Missouri, in possession of thirty-five tires allegedly taken from a Goodyear tire store in Wichita. He was charged with felony theft of…