Brown v. State

Appellant was convicted in 1931 of first degree murder upon a plea of guilty, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1953 appellant filed writ of error coram nobis, which petition was sustained, his conviction set aside, and a plea of not guilty substituted for a previous plea of guilty.

A jury trial followed, and appellant was again convicted of first degree murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Error is assigned upon the denial of his motion for new trial.

Appellant first contends that the record of this cause indicates appellant was insane during the trial before a jury, and that…