State v. Verdin

ROGERS, Justice.

Relators, nine in number, were indicted for the offense of disturbing the peace. They appeared for arraignment without the assistance of counsel and pleaded not guilty. Later relators employed counsel for their defense, and when the case came on for trial they moved to withdraw their pleas of not guilty and to file a motion to quash the indictment. On objection of the district attorney that the motion came too late, the trial judge refused to permit relators to withdraw their pleas and to consider the motion to quash. The case was then taken up for trial on the merits.…