The maximum sentences imposed on the defendant, which ran consecutively, were of unusual severity for a first offender. As the issue developed on the trial of this proceeding, it became clear that the central problem to be explored was whether the defendant at the time of his plea of guilty and sentence, both of which occurred the same day, was then represented by James A. Leary, a lawyer. The defendant testified that at the time of his arraignment, January 26, 1937, which...
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