Bellamy v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ROSEN, J.:

Alex L. Bellamy petitioned this court to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion affirming the denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. The district court dismissed Bellamy’s motion without conducting an evidentiary hearing on Bellamy’s claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Bellamy asserts that the Court of Appeals applied an incorrect standard of review and seeks to have this matter remanded for an evidentiary hearing.

FACTS

Alex Bellamy was charged with one count of rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with A.P., a 21-year-old…