James H. Hendron v. Henry E. Cowan, Superintendent, Kentucky State Penitentiary

James Hendron appeals from the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. In February 1966, he was charged on two counts of armed robbery and one count of malicious shooting without wounding with intent to kill. At the time of his arrest, Hendron was a juvenile. The juvenile court judge waived jurisdiction and transferred the case to the Circuit Court of Fayette County, Kentucky. He was thereafter indicted by the Grand Jury on three charges.

On September 8, 1966, with the advice of retained counsel, Hendron entered a guilty plea to all three counts of the indictment, and was…