State v. Arnold

Upon a plea of guilty appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. Thereafter he moved to vacate the judgment and for permission to withdraw his plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty, which motion was denied. Appellant appeals from the judgment in so far as it inflicts the death penalty, and from the order denying his motion.

The first specification of error is that the court erred in pronouncing judgment, in that the information does not state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense. Conceding for the purposes of this case, but not expressly…