Rollins v. State

O’CONNELL, Justice.

Petitioner and two others were convicted after jury trial of first degree murder. The jury recommended mercy for the others, but not for petitioner. This court affirmed the convictions on appeal. 148 So. 2d 274.

Petitioner’s subsequent motion for post-conviction relief under Criminal Procedure Rule No. One, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix, relied on the ground, inter alia, that the magistrate before whom the defendant had pleaded guilty, at a time when he was not represented by counsel and had not been informed of his right to have counsel provided at the expense of the state, had…