State v. Monix

HAMITER, Justice.

On September 16, 1955, when called for arraignment, Robert Monix (alias Joe Bob Bennett and Billy Jack Barnett) and Bobby Dale Russell entered pleas of guilty to four separate charges of burglary. On the same day they received consecutive sentences of one year on each of the charges.

Six days thereafter the defendants filed motions requesting a setting aside of the convictions and sentences and that they be permitted to withdraw the pleas of guilty previously entered and to substitute pleas of not guilty.

On September 26, 1955, the motions were called and tried, evidence in…