State v. Magrum

On November 27th 1935, in the District Court of Adams County, the defendant, Clarence Magrum, pleaded guilty to the crime of murder in the first degree. Judgment was entered pursuant to such plea and the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. On October 9th 1947, the defendant filed a motion in the same action, to set aside the judgment of conviction rendered against him, for permission to withdraw his plea of guilty, and for a new trial. The motion came on for hearing on February 13th 1948, before the Lion. G. Grimson, District Judge, sitting by request of…