Swanson v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, life.

At his trial on September 17, 1968, the appellant, after being duly admonished by the court as to the consequences of his plea, entered a plea of guilty before the jury to the offense charged. This action followed the abandonment of a prior conviction alleged in the indictment for enhancement.

While the appellant was represented by court appointed counsel on appeal, secured the record on appeal by virtue of a pauper’s oath, and had appellate counsel appointed, he is now represented on appeal by employed counsel. Just…