State Ex Rel. Hall v. Skeen

Fox, Judge:

On May 14, 1946, in the Circuit Court of Logan County, the relator, Ovie G. Hall, and William Smith and Meldon Armstrong were jointly indicted for the crime of armed robbery, and on May 17, 1946, there was an informal arraignment of the defendants to the said indictment for the purpose of ascertaining in what cases trials would be required. At that time Smith and Armstrong indicated their intention to plead guilty to the charges against them, but Hall, the relator, indicated his purpose to plead not guilty, and to demand a jury trial, and his case was then set for May 24 following.…