Echols v. State

In his first Rule No. 1 motion (now Cr. P.R. 1.850, 33 F.S.A.) petitioner alleged that while in jail and without benefit of counsel he gave an involuntary confession, that he was not informed of his right to counsel at a preliminary hearing where he pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery, and that the public defender’s office inadequately represented him prior to arraignment, at which he pleaded guilty. This motion was summarily denied.

Petitioner filed a second motion with the trial court. This motion, which realleged those grounds raised in the first motion, was also summarily denied.…