McWilliams v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. How. John L. Buckley, Judge. Mary McWilliams was convicted of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor upon a plea of guilty. From a judgment denying her the right to withdraw her plea and defend she appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. How. John L. Buckley, Judge. Mary McWilliams was convicted of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor upon a plea of guilty. From a judgment denying her the right to withdraw her plea and defend she appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Appellant exercised the right in pleading guilty under the circumstances as set out in the motion to withdraw, hut was refused the right to withdraw the plea and put herself upon the country and let a jury say whether she was guilty. The case reported in 60 Miss. 86, declares the…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
On February 15, 1913, appellant pleaded guilty to an indictment for the unlawful sale of liquor. On February 28, 1913, appellant, through her attorney, moved the •court for leave to withdraw, her plea of guilty for the reasons that (1) she is an ignorant negro, half-demented, was not properly advised when she entered her plea, and has a good defense; (2) that the time laid in the indictment was October 16,1913, when the indictment was filed February '3, 1913, and that the judgment and sentence thereunder was of no validity.
As to the first ground assigned, there is no bill of exceptions in the…
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