Myers v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of two petitions for writs of habeas corpus.

I

In habeas corpus petition CV-86-68, Myers alleges that he had "already served time" on four illegal convictions and requests that they be "removed from his record." Myers asserts that his four convictions for the theft of "ladies' purses" were barred by the principles of former jeopardy because of his conviction for the burglary of a vehicle and all five offenses arose out of the same transaction.

The record shows that in 1979, Myers pleaded guilty to four cases of grand larceny involving the theft of one wallet and…