Taylor v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

The appellant, James Herbert Taylor, Jr., was indicted by the Spring 1982 term of the Butler County Grand Jury for the offense of second degree forgery, in violation of § 13A-9-8, Code of Alabama 1975.

Appellant was found to be indigent, whereupon on March 31, 1982, Harold L. Wilson was appointed to represent appellant. On May 3, 1982, appellant was arraigned where he entered a plea of not guilty.

On June 30, 1982, appellant withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. At that time, appellant and his attorney executed an “explanation of rights and plea of guilty…