Bethea v. State

Moss, Chief Justice:

James Edward Bethea, the appellant herein, was indicted at the 1972 May term of the Court of General Sessions for Sumter County under three separate indictments, each charging him with armed robbery. The appellant, on May 10, 1972, entered a plea of guilty to each of the charges contained in the indictments. The Honorable Dan F. Laney, Jr., presiding judge, imposed sentences under and pursuant to Section 16-333 of the Code.

The appellant, on November 21, 1972, filed a petition for relief under the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act, Section 17-601 et seq., Supplement to…