Jones v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary in the second degree and sentenced to nine (9) years in the penitentiary. At arraignment, he was represented by a court-appointed lawyer and pleaded not guilty. At trial he was represented by counsel of his choice. After conviction he was determined to be indigent and a free transcript of the evidence was furnished him. Trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

The companion case of Jackson v. State, 52 Ala.App. 667, 296 So.2d 753, was affirmed by this Court on June 25, 1974. The facts in both cases are identical with the…