State v. Harvey

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice; Watts.

This is an appeal from the refusal of his Honor to allow the defendant, H. Lee Harvey, to withdraw his plea of guilty. The defendant was indicted for violation of banking laws and pleaded guilty to the first and fourth counts of the indictment. He was sentenced by Judge Bowman. He appealed, and pending his appeal the appeal was suspended to allow him to make a motion before the Circuit Court to withdraw his plea of guilty theretofore made. That motion was made before Judge Johnson, on the grounds:

“ (1) That the defendant was misled,…