State v. Thompson

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant was charged in. a bill of information with the forgery of “a certain instrument purporting to be a bank money order of the City National Bank of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.” The bill of information was filed on August 21, 1954; defendant was arraigned on November 5, 1954 and entered a plea of not guilty. The case was set for trial for November 17, 1954. The ■court appointed an attorney of the Alexandria bar to represent the defendant at his request. On the day of the trial an Oklahoma attorney appeared and stated that he had been employed to represent the accused,…