Bender v. State

The appellant, Jesse James Bender, pled guilty to the charge of kidnapping on December 15, 1982 and was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary. A petition for writ of error coram nobis was then filed with the trial court on August 19, 1983. Subsequently, the court below denied the writ of error coram nobis and this action is an appeal from said denial.

Appellant raises two issues on appeal, substantially the same two issues he raised on the writ of error coram nobis. Those issues are (1) whether or not an entry of a guilty plea is constitutional when made by one taking medication and…