Mann v. State

Moss, Chief Justice:

On November 6, 1964, William E. Mann, the appellant herein, represented by court appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty to the crime of murder and was thereafter *527sentenced to life imprisonment by the Honorable John Grimball, Presiding Judge.

The appellant has filed several petitions for post-conviction relief, the latest being an amended application dated August 24, 1971, seeking his absolute release or, in the alternative, a new trial upon the grounds that (1) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel; (2) he was denied a preliminary hearing; (3) he was denied…