State Ex Rel. Barnes v. Henderson

Limmie D. Barnes filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking to void a judgment of conviction for the offense of assault with intent to have carnal knowledge of a female under twelve, for which he was sentenced to ten years in the State Penitentiary. After an evidentiary hearing, his petition was denied, and he has appealed assigning errors which raise three questions: (1) Whether, after he had signed a written statement requesting the court to accept his plea of guilty, and this request had been accepted and he did plead guilty, his federal constitutional rights were violated when the…