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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 50,500

225 Kan. 458 (1979)

590 P.2d 1082

WAYNE E. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Osborn, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRAGER, J.:

This is a proceeding brought pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1507 to set aside a conviction of the petitioner, Wayne E. Johnson, for the crime of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). The basis for the petition is that the petitioner was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. Following his conviction in February of 1976, Johnson took a direct appeal to this court and his conviction...

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