Freeman v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and the jury fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary at ten years. Throughout the trial proceedings in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County he was represented by retained counsel and at arraignment he pleaded not guilty. After conviction and sentence he gave notice of appeal. New counsel was retained by appellant to represent him on appeal.

Omitting the formal parts the indictment reads as follows:

“The grand jury of said county charge that, before the finding of this indictment, Leroy Freeman, whose name is to the grand jury…