Nichols v. State

DIMOND, Justice.

Appellant waived his right to indictment by a grand jury, entered a plea of guilty to an information charging him with embezzlement, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of from one to ten years. Nearly a year later appellant moved the sentencing court to vacate or set aside the sentence on the ground that his plea of guilty had been coerced by threats and promises of a state probation officer. After a hearing, the court below denied the motion, and appellant brought this appeal.

Appellant previously had been convicted of another crime and released on parole. The parole…