TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 47481.

285 So.2d 172 (1973)

Tommy Lee TAYLOR v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.E. Bearden, Jr., Columbus, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

Tommy Lee Taylor was indicted by the Grand Jury of Lowndes County, Mississippi in December, 1964, on one charge of rape and two charges of attempted rape. When it developed that he was an indigent, the trial judge immediately appointed an attorney to represent the defendant. The appointed attorney talked with the prisoner in the presence of the sheriff and the court reporter to ascertain how the prisoner intended to plead. The prisoner...

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