McNamara v. State

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from denial of relief from two convictions and sentences to concurrent 10-year terms for robbery in the first degree.

In April, 1970, movant-appellant Conlyn Leroy McNamara was arrested on two charges of robbery in the first degree. His sister arranged for the employment of Karl Lang to represent appellant, with payment to come through an inheritance then in process of being distributed to appellant.

In December, 1970, one of the cases was tried by Lang to a jury which returned a verdict of guilty. Lang filed a motion for new trial. On February 19, 1971, appellant…