Adams v. State

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, William Paul Adams, on April 12, 1971, pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, and grand larceny in Johnson County, Arkansas, and was sentenced to ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. On March 23, 1972, appellant filed a Criminal Procedure Rule I motion, alleging the violation of constitutional rights and the court, on May 4, 1972, conducted a hearing on this motion, several witnesses testifying. At the conclusion of the hearing, Adams requested that he have another…