Alexander v. State

In October 1967 the Grand Jury of Amite County returned an indictment charging Leroy Alexander and Simmie Morris, appellants, with theft of a cow under Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated section 2240 (1956). Both appellants entered pleas of not guilty. The trial of Morris, who obtained a severance, commenced on February 22, 1968. After Morris began testifying in his own defense, he and, a few moments later, Alexander purported to withdraw their not guilty pleas and enter pleas of guilty. Thereafter, appellants secured new counsel and took appeals to this Court, but later by motion obtained their…