SWISHER v. HAMILTON

No. 59,460

12 Kan. App. 2d 183 (1987)

740 P.2d 95

PAUL T. SWISHER, Appellant, v. JOAN M. HAMILTON, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Petition for review denied September 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Clothier, of Davis, Beall, McGuire & Thompson, Chartered, of Leavenworth, for the appellant.

Timothy C. Madden, special assistant attorney general, for appellees Maschner, Barbara, and Department of Corrections.

John K. Bork, assistant attorney general, for appellees Joan M. Hamilton and Kansas Parole Board.

Before ABBOTT, C.J., PARKS and BRAZIL, JJ.


PARKS, J.:

Petitioner, Paul T. Swisher, appeals from the trial court's order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The first issue is whether petitioner's claims are barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

Defendants Maschner, Barbara, and the Kansas Department of Corrections contend that the petitioner raised his need for psychiatric treatment in a previous habeas action. They contend that the doctrine of res judicata bars not only...

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