Reed v. State

The appellant was indicted and tried for stealing an automobile, and was placed upon trial and convicted, not being represented at the time by counsel. After the jury had rendered a verdict of conviction, a motion was filed by attorneys employed after the conviction to set aside the judgment and grant a new trial. The motion was made on the following grounds:

“That the defendant was arrested on a charge of grand larceny, was taken into custody and tried before he could get in touch with his people and arrange his necessary defense. That at the time of his trial he was not apprised of the fact…