BURNS v. HAND

No. 43,103

190 Kan. 471 (1962)

375 P.2d 637

DELPHOS B. BURNS, Appellant, v. TRACY A. HAND, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant was on the brief pro se.

Park McGee, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause, and William M. Ferguson, Attorney General, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Leavenworth county denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus.

In October, 1956, the appellant here, Delphos B. Burns, was placed on trial in the district court of Hamilton county on the charge of murder in the first degree. He was represented by counsel throughout the trial and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. Pursuant...

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