Davis v. Commonwealth

James Henry Davis, Jr. was indicted for the crimes of robbery and murder. Upon his pleas of not guilty to both charges, he was convicted on each by a jury and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for two consecutive terms, five years for robbery and twenty years for murder in the first degree. We granted the defendant a writ of error.

The assignments of error present three basic questions. Was the defendant’s confession rendered involuntary because it was given upon the recommendation of his two retained attorneys, whom he contends were ineffective and incompetent? Was the defendant…