Legal Opinion

Burton v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 1964No. 30,475PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLandis, J.

Appellant has taken this appeal from the lower court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of error coram nobis wherein appellant sought to set aside his conviction for grand larceny entered some five years previously.

Appellant’s principal contention is that he was heretofore represented by counsel .and was allowed by such counsel to enter a plea of guilty to larceny when the undisputed facts showed he could not have been guilty of larceny but could only have been guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony, embezzlement or forgery, and that his counsel was incompetent in allowing him to enter…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Casey v. MurrayIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Barker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Perry v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State v. IrvinIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  3. State Ex Rel. Shorter v. Allen Superior CourtIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Burton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Burton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1964

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