Headrick v. State

ALMON, Judge.

Walter George Headrick was indicted for murder in the first degree by a Calhoun County Grand Jury on November 7, 1969.

At arraignment Headrick, with his self-employed counsel, pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

On June 2, 1970, a jury was empanelled and sworn and the court began to hear evidence. The evidence not being concluded, the jury was kept together without separation during the night.

The next morning it was made known to the court that the defendant and the State had reached an agreement to settle the case. The defendant agreed to withdraw his pleas of…