The People v. Batey

The defendant, Douglas Batey, was indicted in the circuit court of Williamson county for burglary and larceny. The common-law record discloses that he was represented by counsel and that, having been informed, by the trial judge and his attorney, of his right to a trial by jury and the consequences of the plea of guilty, he persisted in his plea and signed a written waiver of trial by jury. June 19, 1934, defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from one year to life. He prosecutes this writ of error, appearing pro se.

Seeking a reversal of the…