Thompson v. State

OPINION

BONEY, Chief Justice.

On December 14, 1964 Henry Allen Thompson was indicted and arrested on felony counts of forgery, burglary and larceny. At the arraignment Thompson entered pleas of not guilty, and bail was set at $2500. He was unable to meet bail and thus remained in jail from the date of his arrest.

During the trial Thompson changed his plea to guilty as to the count of forgery. The counts of burglary and larceny were subsequently dismissed. On April 7, 1965 he received an indeterminate sentence of one to twenty years pursuant to the inde*653terminate sentencing statute in effect at…