Brown v. State

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Tony Brown, a 16-year-old juvenile, together with three other persons, was indicted for the offense of armed robbery. Upon arraignment the three co-indictees entered pleas of not guilty although later two of such co-indictees changed their pleas to guilty. The appellant in this case refused to enter any plea upon arraignment and insisted that pre-trial motions be disposed of prior to formal arraignment. No transcript of the arraignment hearing was included in the record but the trial court has certified that he directed counsel for this appellant to "file his motions…