STATE v. WALLACE

No. 72,207

258 Kan. 639 (1995)

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DENNIS J. WALLACE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Jacquinot, special appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with him on the brief for appellant.

John K. Bork, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and JaLynn Copp, assistant attorney general, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

Defendant entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Defendant filed a post-sentencing motion to withdraw his plea, claiming that he had not received the specific sentence promised and that he was not provided with effective assistance of counsel because his court-appointed attorney was acting as a special county attorney while defending

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