State v. Old

The case on appeal as agreed, and as certified by the Clerk, shows that a life sentence for murder was imposed on the defendant in the case in which he was charged with assault on Taylor, and a sentence of imprisonment for 24 months was imposed in the case in which he was charged with the murder of Williams.

In each of the three cases, the record shows (1) a verdict of not guilty was directed by the Court, (2) a plea of guilty was entered by the defendant, and (3) a verdict of guilty was found by the jury. Patently, the record can speak the truth only with respect to one of the verdicts. If…