Saylor v. Sanford

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding appellant to the custody of appellee. There are six assignments of error, but, since the record contains no bill of exceptions or transcript of the proceedings, there are only two which may be considered on this appeal.

The record shows that petitioner, being without the assistance of counsel, was arraigned in the District Court for Eastern Tennessee and entered a plea of not guilty; that,. thereafter, having obtained couhsel, the plea of not guilty was withdrawn and a guilty plea entered,…