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BLAKESLEY v. STATE

No. 44,805

199 Kan. 128 (1967)

427 P.2d 497

COURTIE U. BLAKESLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Stumbo, of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellant.

Robert D. Hecht, County Attorney, argued the cause, and Robert C. Londerholm, Attorney General, was with him on the briefs for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FATZER, J.:

The petitioner, Courtie U. Blakesley, filed a motion (K.S.A. 60-1507) to vacate and set aside the sentence of life imprisonment in the Kansas State Penitentiary imposed upon him on April 2, 1946, following his voluntary plea of guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree. He alleged as grounds for relief that (1) he was represented by John E. Powell, a member of the Bar of Missouri, who was "unauthorized...

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