Knight v. State

Appellant was convicted of robbery, and the jury fixed his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. Throughout the trial proceedings in the Circuit Court of Coffee County, Alabama, he was represented by court-appointed counsel and at arraignment pleaded not guilty. After sentence was imposed he gave notice of appeal but did not request that his sentence be suspended pending appeal. He expressly told the Court that he wanted to take a "working appeal." He was furnished a free transcript and trial counsel were appointed to represent him on appeal.

This is appellant's second appeal for this…