Arnold v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant was indicted for the offense of grand larceny being charged with the theft of three candles of the value of $15.00 from a Mobile, Alabama store. At arraignment the appellant pled not guilty. Thereafter, his retained counsel commenced negotiations with the district attorney’s office. Based upon negotiations and a recommendation of probation, the appellant changed his plea following a hearing at which his mother testified to certain mental problems that her son had had and for which he had been going to the Mobile Mental Health Center for treatment. The trial court…