Jones v. State

Appellant was charged with first-degree robbery and on April 4, 1952, appeared with the public defender as counsel in the district court and entered a plea of not guilty. On April 10, 1952, he changed his plea to guilty.

After a presentence investigation, appellant appeared for sentence and asked the court for an explanation of the charge. The judge then read the statute regarding first-degree robbery. Appellant stood mute and was sentenced to a term of 5 to 40 years.

On October 17, 1968, appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief, and on December 13, 1968, a hearing was held. The…