Thompson v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years. He was sixteen, lacking two weeks of being seventeen, years old at the time of the alleged offense; he was indicted and arraigned within approximately three months; he pleaded not guilty and was tried within about seven weeks after arraignment.

We forego for the time being consideration of the issues raised by appellant, in view of the preemptive question whether defendant voluntarily and understanding^ renounced an opportunity he apparently had to be…