Williams v. State

Appellant, on his plea of guilty, was sentenced by the Scott Circuit Court on March 30, 1953, under Acts 1915, ch. 179, §1, p. 654, being §10-1402, Burns’ 1942 Replacement, to the Indiana Reformatory for a period of 5 years, for failure to provide for his children. This sentence was suspended upon payment of $15 per week as support for his wife and children. On June 4, 1953 the suspension was revoked and appellant committed to the Indiana Reformatory.

On November 25, 1953 the Public Defender of Indiana filed, on behalf of appellant, what he denominated a “Petition for Correction of Judgment…