Smith v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, age 16, entered guilty pleas on January 7, 1977, to charges of rape and aggravated robbery and was sentenced to 40 years and 5 years respectively for the crimes. The sentences were to run consecutively. On November 9, 1983, the appellant filed a motion to withdraw his plea which was granted and a new trial ordered, on July 25, 1984. [Although the motion was apparently untimely pursuant to A. R. Cr. P. 37.2(c), no objection was made below on those grounds.] Following a jury trial on September 18,1984, the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment…