Sweet v. State

On May 2, 1933, appellant with three other persons was charged in the trial court by indictment with the crime of kidnaping one Rufus L. Dooley, under Sec. 10-2901, Burns’ 1942 Repl. Appellant was arraigned on the charge March 1, 1935, and without *162the assistance of an attorney entered a plea of not guilty. The record then shows: “By agreement of the parties, defendant and Prosecuting Attorney, this cause is assigned for trial Monday, April 15, 1935.” On April 4, 1935, defendant requested that a pauper attorney be appointed to defend him and the court took the request under advisement until…