Jackman v. State

CARROLL, Judge.

The appellant George L. Jackman, who was serving time (six months to five years) following a conviction for armed robbery, had been informed against for another alleged robbery, to which he had pleaded not guilty. As disclosed by the record, when requested by the state attorney to set a trial date in the second case, the trial court had said: “In sentencing them, I took into consideration the overall situation.”

The pendency of the second charge was a handicap to application by .Jack-man for parole after having served six months. Having been informed of facts on which it appears…