Murphy v. State

MERRILL, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for writ of error coram nobis after a hearing.

Petitioner was indicted for robbery m June, 1934, was arrested, had counsel appointed because it was a capital case, was arraigned on July 9th, pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, and on July 16, 1934, withdrew his pleas and pleaded guilty, admittedly on advice of counsel-The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment as life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The present petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Mobile County on April 25, 1963, and after counsel…