State v. Bastedo

Pursuant to a hearing on his “application” for arrest of judgment (chapter 788, Code, 1958), the trial court found appellant’s contentions were without merit, denied the application, and remanded him to the custody of the prison warden. In this appeal the defendant, Edward E. Bastedo, contends the trial court erred in failing to find under the testimony that his plea of guilty was induced by coercion, fraud, undue influence, and fear, and that the circumstances leading up to the plea compel the conclusion that his plea was entered as a result of undue influence and coercion, was not…