Chatman v. State

LILES, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a petition filed under CrPR 1.850, 33 F.S.A.

Petitioner was originally indicted for first degree murder on March 29, 1965. Five days into the trial he moved through his attorney to withdraw his plea of not guilty, or in the alternative, not guilty by reason of insanity, to guilty of the offense charged. The trial judge, after a thorough examination to determine the voluntariness of the plea, accepted the plea of guilty over the state’s objection. The judge thereby determined that the plea was knowingly, wilfully and voluntarily given.