King v. Cook

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

At the April 1960 term of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Mississippi, Lawrence King, appellant, was indicted for murder. Venue was changed to Lauderdale County, and in August 1960 the case was tried, but the jury being unable to agree' upon a verdict, a mistrial was declared. In September 1960 the case was brought to trial again and a jury was selected, but before the taking of testimony began, King, upon advice of counsel, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to serve a life term in the penitentiary, where he has been…