Burkett v. State

Webb, Judge.

Defendant was convicted in March, 1972 for the offenses of robbery and burglary on indictments returned in January and May, 1967, and was sentenced to 15 years and 3 years, sentences to run concurrently. His trial on these offenses at the May term 1967 was not completed because at the time of trial he escaped. Counsel for the defendant on the present trial was appointed by the court on March 14, 1972 while he was engaged in the trial of another case which consumed his time and attention until noon on March 15, at which time defendant’s cases were called for trial.

Defendant in his…