Thompson v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an appeal from an order denying post conviction relief.

On May 8, 1961, appellant pleaded guilty in the district court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, to the offense of murder in the first degree and, following the hearing of evidence by the trial court pursuant to K. S. A. (then G. S. 1949 ) 21-403 on the question of the punishment to be assessed, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1964 appellant filed his petition to vacate the sentence pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1507. Counsel was appointed to represent him. On May 27, 1965, an…