Bell v. State

The appellant was arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty, tried, convicted and sentenced while represented by court-appointed counsel. His motion for relief pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix, was denied without a hearing. The only allegations of fact in the motion are that the prisoner was brought before a committing magistrate for a preliminary examination of the charge against him at a time when he was insolvent and not represented by counsel. The motion did not allege any facts showing any prejudice resulting from his lack of counsel at the hearing before…