Hunter v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant, represented by court-appointed counsel at arraignment and trial, was convicted for the offense of possession of a pistol after having been convicted of a crime of violence. At arraignment he pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. At the time sentence was imposed, the Court told appellant he had in mind a three-year sentence in the penitentiary but noted that he had been in jail six months awaiting trial and that he was due credit for this time. The Court sentenced appellant to thirty months in the penitentiary. Appellant is in this Court with a free…