State Ex Rel. Phillips v. Henderson

This is an appeal in error from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus by the Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the lower court; that is, plaintiff in error as petitioner, and defendant in error as the State.

Petitioner was indicted on January 10, 1964, for the offense of rape. He was taken before a committing magistrate, a Memphis City Court Judge, and entered a plea of guilty to the offense charged.

On January 13, 1964, the petitioner was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. At this time, he was represented by privately…