Smoke v. State

Appellant-defendant, an indigent here and below, was indicted separately for five robberies. He entered pleas of guilty in each case after he was fully advised by the court and his attorney of his Boykin rights. Sentence in each case was twenty years with all sentences to run concurrently.

I and II

It appears from the record one circuit judge in Montgomery took his pleas of guilt and then referred him to another circuit judge for sentencing which was done at a later date.

This transfer for sentencing was pursuant to a majority agreement of the circuit judges in Montgomery County to which the…