Lee v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The plaintiff, Oscar Glenn Lee, has appealed from an order overruling his motion to vacate a judgment and sentence previously imposed against him. He will be referred to herein either as Lee or petitioner.

The material facts are as follows: On March 15, 1962, Lee was charged with two counts of second-degree forgery. Four days later he appeared without counsel before the city court of Salina, Kansas, where he waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the district court for trial.

Counsel was appointed for petitioner by the district…