People v. White

Cleotha White, the defendant, was indicted for attempted murder. Prior to the trial in the cause he was given a competency hearing before the trial judge. Defense counsel had waived a jury on behalf of defendant as to tihe competency hearing. Defendant was found competent and later tried by a jury on the attempted murder charge. He was found guilty of attempted murder and was sentenced.

The record in this cause discloses that defendant testified that he left his work at a shoe shine parlor on February 21, 1968, at about 8:30 P.M. He stated he drank two bottles of beer at the Legion Bar, over a…