Sherwood v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by Stegall, J.:

Edgar I. Sherwood filed a pro se K.S.A. 60-1507 motion about 18 years after he was convicted of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in Sedgwick County. The State filed a written response to Sherwood's motion, claiming the motion was untimely and Sherwood failed to establish that a manifest injustice excused the delay. The district court agreed and summarily denied the motion. On appeal, Sherwood argues the district court denied him due process when it failed to appoint counsel to represent him after the State filed its response. We affirm…