McBryar v. State

Appellant was charged by indictment with first degree murder. At arraignment, in the presence of his counsel, appellant entered a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged and fixed the punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. Appellant gave notice of appeal. A free transcript was ordered and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on this appeal.

This is certainly a bizarre case, but the confluence of events over a five or six year period formed the basis for the arrest and conviction of appellant of the crime of murder in the first degree and a…