Ex Parte Hutchinson

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is an original petition for mandamus to review the action of the Judge of the Circuit Court of Pike County in amending nunc pro tunc a judgment against petitioner in a criminal proceeding, revoking probation and ordering petitioner’s arrest and detention. We ordered issuance of a rule nisi and the respondent-judge has made answer thereto.

The case made by the pleadings is as follows :

On October 4, 1950, petitioner was indicted by the Grand Jury of Pike County for the offense of burglary in the second degree. On October 2, 1953, petitioner, in open court, entered a plea of…