Rader v. State

CHIPMAN, Presiding Judge.

Allen G. Rader, a/k/a, Allen Hunter, appeals from an adverse ruling on his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. Rader contends it was error to refuse to set aside his 1948 finding of guilty because he was indigent at the time of his arraignment and guilty plea, and the trial court failed to advise him of his right to appointment of counsel.

We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Rader was charged on November 12, 1948, with vehicle taking. He was arraigned six days later and pled guilty as charged. The only record of Rader’s arraignment proceeding still available states simply:

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