Eady v. State

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

Frank James Eady was indicted pursuant to § 13A-5-31(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, for the capital murder of his grandmother, Eunice Eady. The indictment charged that, during the course of robbing her of $747, the appellant intentionally killed his grandmother “by striking her on the head and body with a 2 X 4 piece of wood.”

At his arraignment the appellant entered a plea of “not guilty.” On the day of trial, however, he withdrew this plea of “not guilty” and after filing a detailed “plea agreement” and a properly executed Ireland form he entered a plea of “guilty” as…