People v. Clark

On October 24, 1935, the defendant, Vincent Clark, was indicted in the circuit court of Hancock County for burglary and larceny charged to have been committed on September 3, 1935. He was arraigned nearly three years later, namely, on August 29, 1938,' and furnished with a copy of the indictment and a list of witnesses. Upon pleading guilty to the crime of burglary, the trial judge cautioned and admonished defendant with respect to the nature, effect and consequences of his plea and of the penalty attached thereto, and, also, of his right to a trial by jury. Defendant persisted in his plea of…