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TOWNSEND v. STATE

No. 47,413

215 Kan. 485 (1974)

524 P.2d 758

JAMES CORDILL TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Roger Horsky, of Leavenworth, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Patrick J. Reardon, county attorney, argued the cause, and Vern Miller, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FOTH, C.:

This appeal is from a denial of a motion under K.S.A. 60-1507 to vacate appellant's sentence. Appellant's claim is that he was denied a speedy trial.

Appellant, along with other inmates at the state penitentiary, was involved in an assault on a guard on October 7, 1968. Formal charges arising from the altercation were filed on March 28, 1969. A preliminary hearing was held and appellant was bound...

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