Peterman v. Caldwell

Hawes, Justice.

Appellant was remanded to the custody of the warden after a hearing on his writ of habeas corpus. He appeals. The only contention which he made in the trial court was that he was mentally incompetent at the time he entered pleas of "guilty” to a multi-count indictment charging him with murder and robbery. Appellant supported his contentions with evidence. The State relied upon the the testimony of the court-appointed attorneys who represented appellant when he pled guilty. Their testimony was clearly sufficient to authorize the court to find that the appellant knew and fully…