THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 44,698

197 Kan. 630 (1966)

419 P.2d 891

DONALD GENE THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Burke Bronston, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

James P. Davis, assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and Robert C. Londerholm, attorney general, and Leo J. Moroney, county attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.


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...

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