Ballard v. State

BILLY C. BURNEY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant in this case was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment.

I

Appellant was indicted by the Mobile Grand Jury in its September Session, 1968. Appellant waived arraignment, entered a plea of not guilty and reserved the right to file special pleas within fifteen days, which the Court below granted. On March 20, 1969, appellant entered written pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

On April 14, 1970, appellant’s attorney filed three motions: (1) a motion to suppress, (2) a motion to produce, and (3) a…