Powers v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in a proceeding for a writ of error coram nobis. The appellant originally, upon a plea of guilty to forgery, was sentenced to a period of two to fourteen years in the state prison. This occurred on June 10, 1954. In August, 1956, the petition for a writ of error coram nobis was filed. These proceedings previously came before this court for consideration. As a result we issued a mandate directed to.the trial court that a plea to the jurisdiction be overruled. State ex rel. Powers v. Vigo Circuit Court (1957), 236 Ind. 408, 140 N. E. 2d 497. Following…